Carlo Colombaioni

This documentary is about the Italian small family circus, based on the old street theatre of the Commedia dell'Arte. Since World War II, they have diminished in number and today hardly exist anymore. They simply can't compete with modern times entertainment, symbolized by television. The film portrays and follows the Colombaioni family, six brothers and two sisters, their children and grand children. Most of them work in their own small circus(father, mother, children). Two of the brothers, Carlo and Alberto left the circus and now have a theatre show, based on their improvisation skills that they learned in the circus. The family is known by their collaboration with Frederico Fellini and Dario Fo. They appeared in many a Fellini movie -o.a. La Strada, Le Notti di Cabiria and I Clown.

Lucien L'Hotte, un homme de petite taille, est l'employé consciencieux d'un important cabinet d'avocats. Cet homme qui souffre de sa taille est chargé de rédiger les lettres d'insultes dans les affaires de divorce. Ne pouvant songer lui-même au mariage, il met une ardeur vengeresse à rompre celui des autres. Pourtant, un jour de canicule, encouragé par une cliente richissime, il va oser les gestes de l'amour que la conscience de son infirmité a étouffés depuis longtemps.