Sawdust and Tinsel

(1953) dir Ingmar Bergman w/Åke Grönberg, Harriet Andersson, Hasse Ekman [92 min; DCP]

Bergman presents the battle of the sexes as a ramshackle, grotesque carnival in SAWDUST AND TINSEL, one of the master's most vivid early works. The story of the charged relationship between a turn-of-the-century traveling circus owner (Grönberg) and his performer girlfriend (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.

A "Double Feature" ticket additionally allows admission into the 5:30PM screening of SUMMER WITH MONIKA. No additional purchase is necessary.