Mon cirque à moi
Born into a family of circus performers, Laura has spent much of her young life on tour with her father Bill, a professional clown, and his stage hand, Mandeep. Secretly, she yearns for a more conventional life. Thanks to her new Secondary I teacher, Patricia, she can finally fulfill her dream : to go to private school. Having spotted her new pupil's enormous potential, Patricia helps Laura pass her entrance exams. This act is a form of rebellion against her father. Can bohemian Bill, a self-proclaimed nonconformist, accept that the apple of his eye has fallen so far from the paternal tree?
Laura has always beeen on the road, as assistant of her father, a professional clown. But at 13, she wants a more stable life and mostly, to go to school regularly. And maybe also to oppose her father.
With bright images, sets and scenes full of poetry, the director subtly unfolds a scenario full of humor, twists and turns, sorrows and small victories. Thanks to the friendship of a neighbor and the kindness of a teacher, Laura will finally be able to continue her studies, without losing the fantasy of her previous life.
It is with delicacy that the film shows the difficulty of being a parent and letting children live a different life: we can love each other without being alike. Our emotional life is a circus and we all are clowns!