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.
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Cast
Börje Ahlstedt
as Uncle Carl Åkerblom
Nils Börje Ahlstedt (born 21 February 1939) is a Swedish actor who has worked extensively with the world-famous director Ingmar Bergman in films like Fanny and Alexander (1982), The Best Intentions (1...
Marie Richardson
as Pauline Thibualt
Marie Elisabet Richardson is a Swedish stage and screen actress. She graduated from the Swedish National Academy of Acting, Stockholm, in 1985, and has since been a member of the ensemble at The Royal...
Erland Josephson
as Osvald Vogler
Erland Josephson (15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and T...
Pernilla August
as Karin Bergman
Pernilla August (born February 13, 1958) is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman, she won the...
Anita Björk
as Anna Åkerblom
Anita Björk (born 25 April 1923) is a Swedish actress. Born in Tällberg, Dalarna, Anita Björk attended Dramatens elevskola (The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school) in 1942-45. Anita Björk has been...
Agneta Ekmanner
as Klovnen Rigmor
Director
Ingmar Bergman
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