NOTICIAS DEL MUNDO REAL - CIRCUS WORLD
(EN CASTELLANO DEBAJO) There are novels that grab you till the end, even though the plot may seem to you a whole nonsense. This is what happened to me with “NOTICIAS DEL MUNDO REAL”, a novel by Juan Miñana, born in 1959 as in my case. The starting point of this novel is the filming in Barcelona in 1963 of the movie “Circus World” (“El Fabuloso Mundo del circo”, 1964, by Henry Hathaway), a rather forgettable production by Samuel Bronston ( of “El Cid” and “The Fall of the Roman Empire” fame). The novel evolves in a double level as a documentary and a work of fiction. As a documentary, it explains the details of the making of this film starring John Wayne, Rita Hayworth and Claudia Cardinale, quoting places well known for those who have visited Barcelona, like the Ritz (today called “El Palace” hotel), the Seven Doors and the Liceo. As a work of fi...