Movie: In the Presence of a Clown

Top 10 Billed Cast

Börje Ahlstedt
Börje Ahlstedt

Uncle Carl Åkerblom

Marie Richardson
Marie Richardson

Pauline Thibualt

Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson

Osvald Vogler

Pernilla August
Pernilla August

Karin Bergman

Anita Björk
Anita Björk

Anna Åkerblom

Agneta Ekmanner
Agneta Ekmanner

Klovnen Rigmor

Lena Endre
Lena Endre

Märta Lundberg

Gunnel Fred
Gunnel Fred

Emma Vogler

Anna Björk
Anna Björk

Mia Falk

Peter Stormare
Peter Stormare

Petrus Landahl

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    Inventor Carl Åkerblom is a rosy-cheeked 54 year-old admirer of Franz Schubert - and a patient in the psychiatric ward of Akademiska Hospital in Uppsala, after having attempted to beat to death his fiancée, Pauline Thibault. Together with another patient, Professor Osvald Vogler, they set up a film project: the living talkie. Before long, they set off on a frantic tour with their film, "The Joy of the Joyous Girl"... Written by Fredrik Klasson

  • Release Date

    1998-10-01

  • Average

    7.1

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    svenska

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