Sawdust and Tinsel (UK) (DVD Details)

AKA Gycklarnas afton
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 88 mins
Retail Price: £14.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Albert, the owner of a small and tawdry circus, arrives at a small town where he attempts to effect a reconciliation with his wife Agda whom he left for the circus many years previous. She refuses to resume the marriage whilst Albert's lover, Anne, upset at Albert's rejection of her, has a humiliatng affair with an actor, Frans.

During a performance given by the circus, Frans begins to taunt Albert and enraged challenges him to a fight during which he is severly beaten. Deciding that suicide is his only escape he tries to take his own life but fails. As the circus leaves town, the ill-fated couple find themselves reluctantly and miserably committed to each other.

Special Features:
Selection of Bergman Trailers
Film Notes