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Mar 31, 2011
90
Circo offers a touching chronicle of a dying culture harnessed to ambitions that remain very much alive.
Apr 7, 2011
90
A marvel of a documentary, a clear-eyed and affectionate film that tells a remarkable story with both visual and personal sensitivity. More impressive still, it's largely the work of one man.
Mar 31, 2011
83
Though Circo is pretty bleak, Schock doesn't skimp on the exotic wonder of a life on the road, surrounded by color and danger.
Mar 28, 2011
80
A well-told tale, and though its compact running time makes it a fine TV fit, its visual poetry is worth a big-screen look.
Mar 29, 2011
80
Circo is filled with beautiful images and haunting moments, especially in the third act, when the family unravels as the film culminates in a final triumphant, haunting image.
Apr 1, 2011
75
Circo is more like "The Smallest Show on Earth" than "The Greatest Show on Earth," the 1952 Oscar winner, but it does provide a look at a unique family and a disappearing way of life.
Apr 14, 2011
75
The most amazing act in the Gran Circo Mexico doesn't take place in the ring - it's the grind between performances.
Jul 21, 2011
75
Ever so subtly, Schock gradually transports us beyond the exotic and into gripping universal storytelling, aided all the way by the evocative music of Tucson songsmiths Calexico.
