In the Presence of a Clown

The story

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 & crew

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 Kulle

Gerthi KulleSister Stella

Johan LindellJohan Egerman