In the Presence of a Clown
1998, Swedish. Directed by Ingmar Bergman.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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Cast & crew
- Ingmar BergmanDirector
- Börje AhlstedtUncle Carl Åkerblom
- Marie RichardsonPauline Thibualt
- Erland JosephsonOsvald Vogler
- Pernilla AugustKarin Bergman
- Anita BjörkAnna Åkerblom
- Agneta EkmannerKlovnen Rigmor
- Lena EndreMärta Lundberg
- Gunnel FredEmma Vogler
- Anna BjörkMia Falk
- Peter StormarePetrus Landahl
- Gerthi KulleSister Stella
- Johan LindellJohan Egerman
Details
- Released
- 1 October 1998
- Original title
- Larmar och gör sig till
- Country
- Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden
- Written by
- Ingmar Bergman
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In the Presence of a Clown runs 119 minutes (1h 59m).
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In the Presence of a Clown isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1998. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed In the Presence of a Clown?
In the Presence of a Clown (1998) was directed by Ingmar Bergman and stars Börje Ahlstedt, Marie Richardson, Erland Josephson.