Alpilium: The star circus

Discover a delicate show at the crossroads of animated film, object and shadow theatre on the theme of the circus.

Magicians, clowns, tightrope walkers, acrobats and one-man shows... the characters come to life in light and shadow under the circus tent of the stars. A comedian, Monsieur Loyal, a solitary dreamer, becomes the link between the real and the imaginary. His encounter with these
will change his story?

Here the circus is at the heart of a story where live performance meets animated film with humour and tenderness! Akin to the ‘silhouette film’ genre, the images take us back to a slightly bygone era of the traditional family circus. The fictional characters interact with the manipulator, who then appears on screen, as if by magic...