Lack of good storyline.

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

**SPOILERS** Yeah, "Trapeze" is gonna be playing on Turner Movie Classics this afternoon, and I'm gonna watch it again. Wowee, gee, whiz.. Burt who? Tony what? Circus? The movie IS Gina Lolobrigida. When it played on our local station's broadcast of whatever national corporation's directors told them to, I, and my cohorts sat as close to the set as possible for one reason. NOT Tony Curtis. NOT Burt Lancanster, just Gina. Everything else in the movie fades to obscurity next to her.I worked for a small circus for a short time, and from what I could tell, Flying (Trap work) is about timing, precision, and strength. None of the Flyers I briefly knew were anything like Gina. Then again, none of them ever kept me awake at night, either.

I've always had a soft spot for this film and am not absolutely sure what it is because it is not the sort of film that I usually have such feelings for. It is just possible I saw it in the cinema in my childhood in the late 50s but whatever it is, seeing it again is always a pleasure. Burt Lancaster, of course, is great and Gina Lollobrigida but there is something about the spectacle. Also whenever there is a circus sequence or some conversation, always in the background there is something else happening. There is a wonderful sense of being in a really busy, exciting place where almost anything might happen and that there is no rigid direction, although ironically there must have been to get it all so right. The actual trapeze sequences are fine and never overlong, these could easily have become boring but there is always just enough drama and conflict mixed in with the endeavour. The exterior scenes of mainly backstreet Paris are also wonderful and if created in the studio they are very well done. I stayed in the Rue Amelot in Paris some years ago and part of the circus building had been retained as a bar. It being August it was closed but always a pleasant reminder.

TrapezeThe best thing about being a trapeze artist is you're safe when the circus elephants stampede below.But, as this drama demonstrates, there are plenty more dangers under the big top.Aspirant high wire aerialist Tino Orsini (Tony Curtis) heads off in search of an injured trapeze legend Mike Ribble (Burt Lancaster) so that Mike can teach him the deadly triple-somersault routine that nearly ruined him.But Tino is not the only performer interested in Mike's attention as an attractive tumbler (Gina Lollobrigida) joins the ranks and drives a jealous wedge between Tino and his mentor.Needles to say, this love triangle begins to affect their precarious performance.Despite its capable male leads, exciting backdrop and array of aerial feats, this sluggish melodrama never gets off the ground thanks to its lacklustre script and amoral leading lady.Furthermore, I always thought injured circus performers were fed to the clowns.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

Mike Ribble is a crippled trapeze aerialist who sees potential in the young Tino Orsini.But between them comes a woman named Lola.A love triangle is ready.Trapeze (1956) is directed by Carol Reed.Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis both do solid work as the leading duo.And I can't find anything wrong in Gina Lollobrigida's performance.The movie has many faults, it doesn't rise to the level it oughta rise.During the end it gets a little better, like what's happening at the hotel.Tino finds out what's going on between Mike and Lola, and it gets all nasty.And when they give it a go for the triple somersault, and the safety net is taken off.This isn't a top-notch pic when it comes to circus movies, but it's OK anyway.