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Director: |
Ingmar Bergman
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Starring: |
Åke Grönberg, Kiki, Curt Löwgren, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erik Strandmark, Annika Tretow, Gudrun Brost, Anders Ek, Hasse Ekman, Harriet Andersson
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Genres: |
Drama, Drama Classics
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Origin: |
Sweden
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Certificate: |
M
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Languages: |
Swedish
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Aspect ratios: |
1.37 : 1
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Sound formats: |
Mono
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Subtitles: |
English
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Running Time: |
93 min
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Albert, the owner of a small and tawdry circus, arrives at a town where he attempts to effect a reconciliation with his wife Agda whom he left for the circus many years before. She refuses to resume their marriage, while Albert's former lover, Anne, upset at Albert's rejection, has a humiliating 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 severely 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:
* Audio Commentary by Dr Hamish Ford, Lecturer in Film Studies at Newcastle University
* Bergman and the Cinema: A Profile of the Work of Ingmar Bergman
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