Circo
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  • Summary: The Ponce family's hardscrabble circus has lived and performed on the back roads of Mexico since the 19th century. But can their way of life survive into the 21st century? Against the backdrop of Mexico’s collapsing rural economy, the ringmaster must choose between his family tradition and a a wife who wants a better life for their
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  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    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.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    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.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    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.
  4. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Mar 29, 2011
    60
    Circo zeroes in on the interpersonal strife within this collapsing clan - an angle that only occasionally lifts the film above confessional exotica.

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