In the Presence of a Clown (1998)
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
Top Billed Cast: Folke Asplund, Gunnel Fred, Marie Richardson
Runtime: 119 minutes
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Börje Ahlstedt
Uncle Carl Åkerblom
Marie Richardson
Pauline Thibualt
Erland Josephson
Osvald Vogler
Pernilla August
Karin Bergman
Anita Björk
Anna Åkerblom
Agneta Ekmanner
Klovnen Rigmor
Lena Endre
Märta Lundberg
Gunnel Fred
Emma Vogler
Anna Björk
Mia Falk
Peter Stormare
Petrus Landahl
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Gerthi Kulle
Sister Stella
Johan Lindell
Johan Egerman
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Folke Asplund
Fredrik Blom
Inga Landgré
Alma Berglund
Alf Nilsson
Stefan Larsson
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Harriet Nordlund
Karin Persson
Tord Peterson
Algot Frövik
Birgitta Pettersson
Hanna Apelblad
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Sticko Attermark
Mental patient
Ingmar Bergman
Mental patient
