Gycklarnas afton = Sawdust and tinsel /
Ingmar Bergman presents the battle of the sexes as a ramshackle, grotesque carnival of humiliation. The story of the charged relationship between a turn-of-the-twentieth-century circus owner and his younger mistress, a horseback rider in the traveling show, the film features dreamlike detours and tw...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Swedish |
| Language Notes: | Swedish dialogue; English subtitles. |
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray special edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
412. |
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| Summary: | Ingmar Bergman presents the battle of the sexes as a ramshackle, grotesque carnival of humiliation. The story of the charged relationship between a turn-of-the-twentieth-century circus owner and his younger mistress, a horseback rider in the traveling show, the film features dreamlike detours and twisted psychosexual power plays, making for a piercingly brilliant depiction of physical and spiritual degradation. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screens. Originally released as a motion picture in 1953. Full screen (1.37:1). Special features: Audio commentary by Peter Cowie; introduction by Bergman from 2003; essay by John Simon. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; full screen (1.37:1); monaural; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Sven Nykvist, Hilding Bladh; music, Karl-Birger Blomdahl; editing, Carl-Olov Skeppstedt. |
| ISBN: | 9781681435305 1681435306 |