Sawdust and Tinsel

Sawdust and Tinsel

1953 · 93 min · SV · 7.3 (163 votes)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman · Starring Åke Grönberg, Harriet Andersson, Hasse Ekman, Anders Ek, Gudrun Brost, Annika Tretow · Music Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Drama

A number of complicated relationships develop between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at the corrosive nature of desire and the brutal realities of performance. This film feels like a cold, hard slap, leaving you with a lingering sense of existential dread and profound sadness.

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infidelityforgivenessunfaithful girlfriendtraveling circuspublic humiliation
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