A veterinary student in the Depression era finds bittersweet romance under the big top with a married performer.
Melancholy and romantic. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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Moderate sex and nudity, which is more than most PG-13 titles carry. Beyond that, mild language and some violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
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In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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