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.
| In the Presence of a Clown | |
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| Written by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Directed by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Starring | Erland Josephson Börje Ahlstedt Marie Richardson Pernilla August Ingmar Bergman (uncredited) |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| Production | |
| Producers | Måns Reuterswärd Pia Ehrnvall |
| Cinematography | Tony Forsberg Irene Wiklund |
| Editor | Sylvia Ingemarsson |
| Running time | 119 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sveriges Television |
| Release | 1 November 1997 |
The film was produced for Sveriges Television from Bergman's 1994 play of the same title.
Cast
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: In the Presence of a Clown". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
External links
edit- In the Presence of a Clown at AllMovie
- In the Presence of a Clown at IMDb
- In the Presence of a Clown at the Swedish Film Institute Database
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