In the Presence of a Clown

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.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Top 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

G

Gerthi Kulle

Sister Stella

Johan Lindell

Johan Egerman

F

Folke Asplund

Fredrik Blom

Inga Landgré

Alma Berglund

Alf Nilsson

Stefan Larsson

H

Harriet Nordlund

Karin Persson

Tord Peterson

Algot Frövik

Birgitta Pettersson

Hanna Apelblad

S

Sticko Attermark

Mental patient

Ingmar Bergman

Mental patient

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