In the Presence of a Clown

Name: In the Presence of a Clown
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1998-10-01
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Börje Ahlstedt, Marie Richardson, Erland Josephson, Pernilla August, Anita Björk

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1998 · 119 min · Drama · TV Movie · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Cast

Börje Ahlstedt — Uncle Carl Åkerblom
Marie Richardson — Pauline Thibualt
Erland Josephson — Osvald Vogler
Pernilla August — Karin Bergman
Anita Björk — Anna Åkerblom