La nuit des forains

Titre original : Gycklarnas afton

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Les relations compliquées entre un directeur de cirque, son ex-femme et sa maîtresse.Les relations compliquées entre un directeur de cirque, son ex-femme et sa maîtresse.Les relations compliquées entre un directeur de cirque, son ex-femme et sa maîtresse.

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7,4/10

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Prix
- 1 nomination au total

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Rôles principaux32

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Åke Grönberg

Albert Johansson

Harriet Andersson

Anne

Hasse Ekman

Frans

Anders Ek

Frost

Gudrun Brost

Alma

Annika Tretow

Agda

Erik Strandmark

Jens

Gunnar Björnstrand

Mr. Sjuberg

Curt Löwgren

Blom

Kiki

The Dwarf

Lissi Alandh

Theatre Actress
(uncredited)

Julie Bernby

Ropewalker
(uncredited)

John W. Björling

Greven - Circus Artist
(uncredited)

Naemi Briese

Mrs. Meijer - Circus Artist
(uncredited)

Michael Fant

Fair Anton
(uncredited)

Karl-Axel Forssberg

Theatre Actor
(uncredited)

Åke Fridell

Artillery Officer
(uncredited)

Erna Groth

Theatre Actress
(uncredited)

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Histoire

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Anecdotes
Bergman's first collaboration with cinematographer Sven Nykvist.

Gaffes
When Anne is at the theatre and standing in the middle of the stage, the orientation of how she holds her parasol changes from the long shot to the medium shot.

Citations
Frost: I had a dream this afternoon while I slept off the booze. I dreamt that Alma came to me and said, "Poor Frost, you look tired and sad. Wouldn't you like to rest a while?" "Yes," I said. "I'll make you small as a little unborn child," she said. "You can climb into my womb and sleep in peace." So I did as she said and crept inside her womb and I slept there so soundly and peacefully, rocked to sleep as if in a cradle. Then I got smaller and smaller, until at last I was just a tiny seed, and then I was gone.

Autres versions
A scene in the first half of the film, in which the circus troupe parades into town to publicize their show, is unaccountably missing from the American version. In this scene, one furthering the film's theme of humiliation, the local police confiscate the performers' horses, which forces them to pull the heavy wagons back to their camp themselves.

Connexions
Edited into Short cuts från Sandrews (1999)

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8/10

An early triumph for Bergman

A flea-bitten traveling circus makes its way to a small coastal town. The ringmaster (Ake Gronberg) has grown tired of the nomadic and impoverished life of the circus, and as this was his hometown, he hopes to reconnect with the wife and children that he abandoned years earlier. Meanwhile, the ringmaster's young lover Anne (Harriet Andersson) feels rejected and considers joining a theater troupe, hoping to find comfort in the arms of handsome actor Frans (Hasse Ekman).

This early triumph from Bergman marked his first teaming with cinematographer Sven Nykvist. Their collaborations would go on to become one of the greatest between director and cinematographer in film history. This film already exhibits the Bergman/Nykvist look, with striking close-ups, atmospheric black and white compositions, and almost unearthly landscapes. The performances are good, particularly from Andersson. There's an anarchic, almost grotesque quality about the way both the circus folk and the theater troupe are presented that reminded me a bit of Fellini. Recommended.