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The Greatest Showman On Earth

An all-singing, all-dancing biography about circus impresario P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) and his rise to fame. About as nutritious and addictive as a large tub of buttered popcorn.

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THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is very loosely based on the life of P.T. Barnum, who is considered to be one of the most successful and well-known impresarios of the 19th century and an innovator of what we call the circus today. A poor tailor‘s son with big dreams, he falls in love with a girl from a good household, gets married, becomes a father, and transforms into Hugh Jackman with musical songs and strives to prove himself to his parents-in-law and the world. After his wax figure cabinet fails, he moves on to living exhibits and presents freaks, artists, and “exotics.“ He becomes rich and famous, but he needs the help of author Carlyle (Zac Efron) and the “Swedish Nightingale“ Jenny Lind (Rebecca Ferguson) to gain social recognition.

An important aspect of Barnum‘s business was to baffle the audience but to be economic with the truth. And so, the story of the “Prince of Humbug“ is a grandiose musical with images and showy effects. Commercial director Michael Gracey‘s first feature is one huge sleight of hand. The story is predictable and the character development isn‘t always coherent, but the choreography is great and anyway, it all happens at breakneck speed. Before you can ask yourself whether Barnum really gave his “exhibits“ a home or just exploited them, the next number begins and soon after you get the urge to sing along. Jackman, Efron, and Co. can sing and dance and the composer team Pasek & Paul prove themselves with an entire libretto after writing the LA LA LAND lyrics. The SHOWMAN may not win any Oscars, but it will definitely give audiences their first earworm of the year.

Christian Klose

Translation: Elinor Lewy

Credits

Original title: The Greatest Showman On Earth
USA 2017, 97 min
Language: English
Genre: Musical, Biography, Love Stories
Director: Michael Gracey
Author: Bill Condon, Jenny Bicks
DOP: Seamus McGarvey
Music: John Debney, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Michelle Williams, Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya
FSK: 6
Release: 04.01.2018

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Screenings

  • OV Original version
  • OmU Original with German subtitles
  • OmeU Original with English subtitles

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