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In the Presence of a Clown

7.0

1998•1h 59m

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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Photo of Börje Ahlstedt

Börje Ahlstedt

Uncle Carl Åkerblom

Photo of Marie Richardson

Marie Richardson

Pauline Thibualt

Photo of Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Osvald Vogler

Photo of Pernilla August

Pernilla August

Karin Bergman

Photo of Anita Björk

Anita Björk

Anna Åkerblom

Photo of Agneta Ekmanner

Agneta Ekmanner

Klovnen Rigmor

Photo of Lena Endre

Lena Endre

Märta Lundberg

Photo of Gunnel Fred

Gunnel Fred

Emma Vogler

Photo of Anna Björk

Anna Björk

Mia Falk

Photo of Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Petrus Landahl

Photo of Johan Lindell

Johan Lindell

Johan Egerman

Photo of Inga Landgré

Inga Landgré

Alma Berglund

Photo of Alf Nilsson

Alf Nilsson

Stefan Larsson

Photo of Tord Peterson

Tord Peterson

Algot Frövik

Photo of Birgitta Pettersson

Birgitta Pettersson

Hanna Apelblad

Photo of Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Mental patient

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