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.
In the Presence of a ClownDrama, TV Movie
Cast
- 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
- Gerthi Kulle — Sister Stella
- Johan Lindell — Johan Egerman
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