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In the Presence of a Clown

In the Presence of a Clown

1998•1h 59m•7.0/10
DramaTV Movie

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7.0/10(30)

In 1925, eccentric inventor and Franz Schubert devotee Carl Åkerblom is confined to a psychiatric ward in Uppsala after attempting to murder his fiancée. Obsessed with death, music, and the future of cinema, he joins forces with a fellow patient to create a “living talkie,” an experimental film performance with live-spoken dialogue. As the project unfolds, art, madness, and mortality collide in a tragicomic reflection on creativity and human frailty.

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Production

DR, Nordiska TV-Samarbetsfonden, SVT Drama, RAI

Language

SV

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Börje Ahlstedt

Börje Ahlstedt

Uncle Carl Åkerblom

Marie Richardson

Marie Richardson

Pauline Thibualt

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Osvald Vogler

Pernilla August

Pernilla August

Karin Bergman

Anita Björk

Anita Björk

Anna Åkerblom

Agneta Ekmanner

Agneta Ekmanner

Klovnen Rigmor

Lena Endre

Lena Endre

Märta Lundberg

Gunnel Fred

Gunnel Fred

Emma Vogler

Anna Björk

Anna Björk

Mia Falk

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Petrus Landahl

Gerthi Kulle

Sister Stella

Johan Lindell

Johan Lindell

Johan Egerman

Folke Asplund

Fredrik Blom

Inga Landgré

Inga Landgré

Alma Berglund

Alf Nilsson

Alf Nilsson

Stefan Larsson

Harriet Nordlund

Karin Persson

Tord Peterson

Tord Peterson

Algot Frövik

Birgitta Pettersson

Birgitta Pettersson

Hanna Apelblad

Sticko Attermark

Mental patient

Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Mental patient

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