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#634

Did not enjoy at all. Noisy, annoying, slow to get going, no likeable characters. Plot far too simplistic ultimately.

Harriet Anderson is a peach in this. IB totally put me in the wet muck and dirt of circus life here, especially when they were in transit during downpours.

So much raw emotion.

One of the most powerful experiences I've ever had.

Incessant symbolism discovers a truth, but I still would rather it had been a completely different film. Frost provides greatly required prominence in an otherwise unmemorable menagerie. Yeah, I said menagerie.

This is pretty standard fare for Ingmar: people trembling under the weight of bitterness, regret and impotence (with the potential for violence always bubbling just under the surface), and ultimately picking up the pieces of their shattered lives and carrying on the best they can. The use of sound, especially during the opening story of Frost and Alma, is masterful.

Legitmately great in every way, Sawdust and Tinsel has an interesting environment and good characters that keep this otherwise standard Bergman movie at a high standard. Without a doubt, this isn't among Bergman's best work, but that doesn't mean it isn't one of the best movies that deals with this sort of content. I strongly recommend it to fans of Bergman but don't think it's a must-see in general. It's beautifully shot and technically impressive, but it's not going to blow you away.

A great film. Beautiful shots following the great performances and the bitter and heatbreaking, yet straight forward story of human kind, and our violent nature.

A different type of Bergman movie, but no less of a masterpiece than his later work. It has a slightly lighter tone and isn't quite as dense as his best work. It's still clearly Bergman, with wonderful shot composition, melancholy characters and penetrating insight into humanity. This, along with pretty good performances and a pretty satisfying story arc make it well worth watching.

# 472

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Traveling circus? Themes of abandonment and adultery? Performers brawling? Did Fellini misplace a script? Superficial similarities aside, this is unmistakably a Bergman, and a fairly good one for an early.

This movie cries.