Director : Nico Papatakis
Actors : Michel Piccoli, Milah Dadi, Patrick Mille, Polly Walker, Doris Kunstmann, Juliette Degenne, Bernard Farcy, Olivier Pajot, Nathalie Hugon, Jacky Nercessian, Jean-Gilles Barbier
Feature film, Fiction
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
French release : 1/8/92
Runtime : 2h
Current status : Released
Associate production company : Paris Classics Productions
Co-production : Arte France Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Caroline Production
French distribution : Les Acacias
Film export/Foreign Sales : StudioCanal Image

Marcel Spadice, author, poet and playwright, is fascinated by the circus which is a source of inspiration for him. With the help of his friend, Hélène Lagache, he manages to seduce a ring-attendant, Franz-Ali Aoussine, who dreams of becoming a star of the tightrope. Marcel takes over the young man's training and imposes a steel-like discipline on him. Franz-Ali submits to the Master's demands, risking his life in the process...