In the Presence of a Clown

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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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Creators

Ingmar Bergman

director

Ingmar Bergman

writer

Cast

Börje Ahlstedt actor Marie Richardson actor Erland Josephson actor Pernilla August actor Anita Björk actor Agneta Ekmanner actor Lena Endre actor

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Gunnel Fred actor

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Anna Björk actor Peter Stormare actor

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Gerthi Kulle actor

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Johan Lindell actor

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Folke Asplund actor Inga Landgré actor Alf Nilsson actor

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Harriet Nordlund actor

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Tord Peterson actor

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Birgitta Pettersson actor

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Sticko Attermark actor Ingmar Bergman actor