Sawdust and Tinsel: Awakening
by Nov 19, 2007In 2003, on the occasion of the Cinémathèque française’s complete retrospective of Ingmar Bergman’s work, ten filmmakers were invited to present one of his films...
Synopsis
Ingmar Bergman presents the battle of the sexes as a ramshackle, grotesque carnival in Sawdust and Tinsel, one of the late master’s most vivid early works. The story of the charged relationship between a turn-of-the-century traveling circus owner (Ake Grönberg) and his performer girlfriend (Harriet Andersson), the film features dreamlike detours and twisted psychosexual power plays that presage the director’s Smiles of a Summer Night and The Seventh Seal, works that would soon change the landscape of art cinema forever.
Cast
| Albert Johansson | Ake Grönberg |
| Anne | Harriet Andersson |
| Frans | Hasse Ekman |
| Teodor Frost | Anders Ek |
| Alma, his wife | Gudrun Brost |
| Agda, Albert's wife | Annika Tretow |
| Jens | Erik Strandmark |
| Mr. Sjuberg | Gunnar Bjornstrand |
Credits
| Director | Ingmar Bergman |
| Screenplay | Ingmar Bergman |
| Cinematography | Sven Nykvist and Hilding Bladh |
| Music | Karl-Birger Blomdahl |
| Set designer | Bibi Lindström |
| Costumes | Mago |
| Sound | Olle Jakobsson |
| Editing | Carl-Olov Skeppstedt |
| Production manager | Lars-Owe Carlberg |
| Executive producer | Rune Waldekranz |
Disc Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the film, featuring five minutes of material not included in previous U.S. editions
- Audio commentary by Bergman scholar Peter Cowie
- Video introduction by Bergman from 2003
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A new essay by critic John Simon and an appreciation by filmmaker Catherine Breillat
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