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"Colossal
Sensation"
2004
Directed by
Robert Koltai
A deft blend of
comedy and pathos, Robert Koltai's film sets the tumultuous lives of twin
circus clowns against watershed moments in 20th century Hungarian history.
Born and raised in a gypsy circus somewhere in the backwaters of Eastern
Europe, twin brothers and clowns Naphthalene and Dodo fall afoul of the
local Communist Party when a joke goes awry. Dodo takes the fall for his
hapless brother and lands in the gulag, while Naphthalene unwittingly sets
in motion events that lead to revolution. "...an engaging comedy of
survival" (The Los Angeles Times). Hungarian with English
subtitles.
95 minutes.
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