''My Very Own Circus'' (french: Mon cirque à moi) is a 2020 Canadian
comedy-drama film directed by
Miryam Bouchard. The film stars
Jasmine Lemée
Jasmine Lemée is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film ''My Very Own Circus (Mon cirque à moi)'', for which she received a Prix Iris nomination for Revelation of the Year at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Aw ...
as Laura, a young girl who has spent years living an itinerant lifestyle with her circus clown father Bill (
Patrick Huard
Patrick Huard (born January 2, 1969) is a Quebec-born Canadian actor, writer and comedian.
Career
Patrick Huard broke into the Quebec show business scene in 1989 as a comedian, actor and television personality. A hard-working multifaceted talen ...
) and his stagehand Mandeep (
Robin Aubert
Robin Aubert (born May 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director. ), but longs for a more conventional and stable life; she is given an opportunity to chase her own dreams when her teacher Patricia (
Sophie Lorain
Sophie Lorain (born Sophie-Hélène Lorain; 20 November 1957) is a French-Canadian actress, director and producer. She is known for having played Anne Fortier in the highly rated television series '' Fortier'' that first aired in Quebec, C ...
) recognizes her academic potential and helps her to secure admission to a private boarding school, challenging her relationship with her father.
The film was inspired in part by Bouchard's own experience as the daughter of a circus performer, although she has clarified that it should not be interpreted autobiographically.
The film premiered in theatres on August 14, 2020.
[Anne-Frédérique Hébert-Dolbec]
"«Mon cirque à moi»: un baume pour égayer les jours sombres"
''Le Devoir
''Le Devoir'' (, "Duty") is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910.
''Le Devoir'' is one of few independent large- ...
'', August 14, 2020.
Awards
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2020 films
2020 comedy-drama films
2020s coming-of-age comedy-drama films
2020s French-language films
Canadian coming-of-age comedy-drama films
Quebec films
Films set in Quebec
Films shot in Quebec
French-language Canadian films
2020s Canadian films
Circus films
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