# Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)

> A traveling circus owner's fragile authority collapses amid adultery, cruelty, and public humiliation in Ingmar Bergman's severe portrait of performers trapped inside their own spectacle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/31895

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Ingmar Bergman
- Cast: Åke Grönberg, Harriet Andersson, Hasse Ekman, Anders Ek, Gudrun Brost, Annika Tretow, Erik Strandmark, Gunnar Björnstrand
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045848/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, bleak, oppressive, classic cinema night, bergman retrospective

## Synopsis

A haunting tale of love and betrayal unfolds within the confines of a traveling circus.

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