Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)

Original title

Gycklarnas afton

Directed by

Ingmar Bergman

Genre

drama film, circus film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

K-16

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 160 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A traveling circus manager tries to salvage his failing relationship with a younger mistress while dealing with the harsh realities of his performers' lives. The film follows their interactions with a local theater troupe and each other.

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What happens

Sawdust and Tinsel (Swedish: Gycklarnas afton, lit. 'Evening of the Jesters'; also released under the English titles Sunset of a Clown and The Naked Night) is a 1953 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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