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.
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
Gerthi Kulle
Sister Stella
Johan Lindell
Johan Egerman