In the Presence of a Clown (1998)

Directed by Ingmar Bergman1h 59mDrama,TV Movie

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.

Year

1998

Country

Language

Swedish

Release date

1 October 1998

TMDB

7.0 (33)

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