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In the Presence of a Clown (1998)

In the Presence of a Clown (1998)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 1998, October 1
Directors: Ingmar Bergman
Countries: Germany, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Sweden
Production: DR, Nordiska TV-Samarbetsfonden, SVT Drama, RAI
Cast: Lena Endre, Marie Richardson, Peter Stormare, Gunnel Fred, Pernilla August, Anna Björk, Inga Landgré, Erland Josephson, Agneta Ekmanner, Tord Peterson, Börje Ahlstedt, Alf Nilsson

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.