In the Presence of a Clown

1997 Swedish film
  • 1 November 1997 (1997-11-01)
Running time
119 minutesCountrySwedenLanguageSwedish

In the Presence of a Clown (Swedish: Larmar och gör sig till) is a television film by Ingmar Bergman, recorded for Swedish television in 1997 with Bergman as a director. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It tells the story of a professor named Carl, who has been found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to treatment in a mental ward. In the hospital he befriends a man named Osvald, and they attempt to make and promote a film.

The film was produced for Sveriges Television from Bergman's 1994 play of the same title.

Cast

  • Börje Ahlstedt – Uncle Carl Åkerblom
  • Marie Richardson – Pauline Thibault
  • Erland Josephson – Osvald Vogler
  • Pernilla August – Karin Bergman
  • Anita Björk – Anna Åkerblom
  • Agneta Ekmanner – Rigmor the clown
  • Lena Endre – Märta Lundberg
  • Gunnel Fred – Emma Vogler
  • Gerthi Kulle – Sister Stella
  • Johan Lindell – Johan Egerman
  • Peter Stormare – Petrus Landahl
  • Folke Asplund – Fredrik Blom
  • Anna Björk – Mia Falk
  • Inga Landgré – Alma Berglund
  • Alf Nilsson – Stefan Larsson

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: In the Presence of a Clown". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

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