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In the Presence of a Clown

19981h 59mIngmar Bergman

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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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What is In the Presence of a Clown (1998) about?

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…

Who stars in In the Presence of a Clown?

In the Presence of a Clown stars Börje Ahlstedt (Uncle Carl Åkerblom), Marie Richardson (Pauline Thibualt), Erland Josephson (Osvald Vogler), Pernilla August (Karin Bergman), Anita Björk (Anna Åkerblom). The film was directed by Ingmar Bergman.

How long is In the Presence of a Clown?

In the Presence of a Clown has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1998.

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