Bye Bye Blackbird (2005)

5.3/10 99 min Drama Comedy

Overview

A period drama set in the early years of the 20th century. Josef, a former construction worker who delighted in dancing on girders high above the city, who now sweeps up at the circus. Once the big top's owner spots the young roustabout defying gravity on the trapeze, however, he endeavors to pair Josef with his aerialist daughter Alice in a perilous sky-high pas de deux. Offers a romantic view of big top life, with a moth-eaten angel in his feathered, tattered costume.

Cast

James Thierrée

Josef

Derek Jacobi

Lord Dempsey

Izabella Miko

Alice

Jodhi May

Nina

Michael Lonsdale

Robert

Claire Johnston

Emma

Věra Bílá

Gypsy Singer

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