Sawdust and Tinsel

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Luca D Really great movie. Says a lot about pride and shame. The movie shows how a man becomes when the woman he loves hurts his pride. The women in the movie seem to not think about consequences which is pretty realistic, and the men feel lost when the woman they love commits shameful careless acts. A very depressing and maddening movie, but definitely worth a watch. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/05/23 Full Review Audience Member As a master of casting his angst into artistic form, Bergman always intrigues us as we ponder the deeper significance of his dramatic and obviously personal themes. In the case of "Sawdust and Tinsel," we're given a window into the pathetic reality of the starving artist, perpetually caught between a grim dedication to one's craft and a desperate yearning to escape the resulting hardships and ridicule. The film offers up a rather disheveled and undisciplined take on themes that would recur in tighter and more convincing form throughout Bergman's storied career. Melodramatic interchanges between key characters are riveting when they occur but are frequently abandoned in favor of digressions which suspend further buildup of the tension that we crave. The film's physical climax in the circus ring is a particularly risky development that fails to payoff, instead leaving the impression that Bergman is starting to run off of the rails. For a more well-crafted and effective rendition of the plight of the artist, check out "The Magician" while coming back to this one only after a more thorough review of Bergman's better known works. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie depicts the typical life of Starving Artists. As the title suggests "tinsel represents the outward appearance and glamor of Circus life. While on the other hand Sawdust represents the lack of income Circus performance suffers. As the film progresses you get a direct view behind the scenes of the Theatre as well as other forms of Artistic lifestyles. Disease and poverty follow the main characters footsteps every step of the way towards desperation and madness. From the directors point of you it is clearly depicting the reality of their struggles. Production value wise this movie clearly wasn't cheaply made. As far as the amount of Actors , rare animals , costumes and designs are concerned. In the end it falls short on many levels and unfortunately the storyline just does not pay off . Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member A refreshing Berman film in that I didn't want to kill myself at the end. Well, almost, but still. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member They said go join the circus. They said it'd be fun. Then this happened. Maudlin, depressing, dull, not a classic. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Fra B A "good" movie in Bergman's career equals to a masterpiece in everyone else's career. There are already very interesting reflections on the artist life. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/06/21 Full Review Read all reviews

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