At once beautiful and sinister, the imaginary circus conceived by the great French painter Georges Rouault, who died in 1958, is a symbol of all that is best and worst in society. In this film Rouault's Circus is brought to life. As the shifts occur in his own work, the performers are seen in a constantly changing light.
Rouault's words read by Alan Dobie
Other readings by Martin Jarvis
with artists and acts from Cottle and Austen's Circus
"The most exciting art documentary on television for years" (Daily Telegraph)