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The Small Tent

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Shot alongside "À Valparaíso," "The Small Tent" observes a small circus performance perched high above the city and focuses on the faces and reactions of the children in its audience. The film offers a tender, poetic look at fleeting joy and communal spectacle.

DirectorJoris Ivens
WriterJacques Prévert
ProducerLuis Cornejo

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DocAlliance FilmsDocAlliance Films
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Cast · Directed by Joris Ivens

JP
Jacques Prévert
Narrator

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The Small Tent is streaming on DocAlliance Films in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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