Sawdust and Tinsel

Sawdust and Tinsel
Film poster
Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Produced by	Rune Waldekranz
Written by	Ingmar Bergman (uncredited)
Starring	Åke Grönberg Harriet Andersson Hasse Ekman
Cinematography	Hilding Bladh Sven Nykvist
Edited by	Carl-Olov Skeppstedt
Release date	14 September 1953 (1953-09-14)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Sawdust and Tinsel (Swedish: Gycklarnas afton) is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman.

Plot

An aging circus ringmaster visits his estranged wife to see his young sons. Meanwhile, his jealous young lover has an affair with an actor.

Cast

Åke Grönberg as Albert Johansson
Harriet Andersson as Anne
Hasse Ekman as Frans
Anders Ek as Frost
Gudrun Brost as Alma
Annika Tretow as Agda
Erik Strandmark as Jens
Gunnar Björnstrand as Mr. Sjuberg
Curt Löwgren as Blom

Reception

It has an 100% approval rating from 9 reviews listed at Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 8/10.^[1] In 2012 it was voted one of the 25 best Swedish films of all time.^[2] The film was shown as part of an Ingmar Bergman Retrospective at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011.^[3]

References

↑ "Gycklarnas afton (Sawdust and Tinsel)(Sunset of a Clown)(The Naked Night) (1953)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
↑ "De 25 bästa svenska filmerna genom tiderna". Flm (in Swedish). 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
↑ "Berlinale 2011: Ingmar Bergman Retrospective". berlinale. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

External links

Sawdust and Tinsel on IMDb
Sawdust and Tinsel at the Swedish Film Institute Database
Sawdust and Tinsel at Rotten Tomatoes
Sawdust and Tinsel at AllMovie

Ingmar Bergman
Filmography
Films directed	Crisis (1946) It Rains on Our Love (1946) A Ship Bound for India (1947) Music in Darkness (1948) Port of Call (1948) Prison (1949) Thirst (1949) To Joy (1950) This Can't Happen Here (1950) Summer Interlude (1951) Secrets of Women (1952) Summer with Monika (1953) Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) A Lesson in Love (1954) Dreams (1955) Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) The Seventh Seal (1957) Wild Strawberries (1957) Brink of Life (1958) The Magician (1958) The Virgin Spring (1960) The Devil's Eye (1960) Through a Glass Darkly (1961) Winter Light (1963) The Silence (1963) All These Women (1964) Persona (1966) Hour of the Wolf (1968) Shame (1968) The Rite (1969) The Passion of Anna (1969) The Touch (1971) Cries and Whispers (1972) Scenes from a Marriage (1973) The Magic Flute (1975) Face to Face (1976) The Serpent's Egg (1977) Autumn Sonata (1978) From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) Fanny and Alexander (1982) After the Rehearsal (1984) The Blessed Ones (1986) In the Presence of a Clown (1997) Saraband (2003)
Films written	Torment (1944) Woman Without a Face (1947) Eva (1948) While the City Sleeps (1950) Divorced (1951) Last Pair Out (1956) The Pleasure Garden (1961) The Best Intentions (1992) Sunday's Children (1992) Private Confessions (1996) Faithless (2000)
Documentaries	The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1986)
Short films	"Daniel" in Stimulantia (1967) Karin's Face (1986)
Television theatre	Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957) The Venetian (1958) Rabies (1958) The Image Makers (2000)
Related topics	Bergman Week Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie The Dove The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Award Bibliography
Family	Erik Bergman (father) Dag Bergman (brother) Margareta Bergman (sister) Lena Bergman (daughter) Eva Bergman (daughter) Mats Bergman (son) Anna Bergman (daughter) Daniel Bergman (son) Linn Ullmann (daughter)

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