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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 1, 1998

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

swedish

Countries

Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden

Production

RAI,DR,SVT Drama,Nordiska TV-Samarbetsfonden,DR, Nordiska TV-Samarbetsfonden, SVT Drama, RAI

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0119496