Bye Bye Blackbird

Story

Synopsis

A period drama set in the early years of the 20th century. Josef, a former construction worker who delighted in dancing on girders high above the city, who now sweeps up at the circus. Once the big top's owner spots the young roustabout defying gravity on the trapeze, however, he endeavors to pair Josef with his aerialist daughter Alice in a perilous sky-high pas de deux. Offers a romantic view of big top life, with a moth-eaten angel in his feathered, tattered costume.

Director

Robinson Savary

Language

English

Country

Austria, Germany, United Kingdom, Luxembourg

Release date

14 October 2005

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  James Thierrée

  Josef

• 

  Derek Jacobi

  Lord Dempsey

• 

  Izabella Miko

  Alice

• 

  Jodhi May

  Nina

• 

  Michael Lonsdale

  Robert

• Andrej Aćin

  Roberto

• 

  Claire Johnston

  Emma

• 

  Chris Bearne

  Lord Strathclyde

• 

  Věra Bílá

  Gypsy Singer

• Carlos Pavlidis

  Jenkins