In the Presence of a Clown () is a television film by Ingmar Bergman, recorded for Swedish television in 1997 with Bergman as a director. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. It tells the story of a professor named Carl, who has been found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to treatment in a mental ward. In the hospital he befriends a man named Osvald, and they attempt to make and promote a film.
The film was produced for Sveriges Television from Bergman's 1994 play of the same title.
Cast Börje Ahlstedt – Uncle Carl Åkerblom Marie Richardson – Pauline Thibault Erland Josephson – Osvald Vogler Pernilla August – Karin Bergman Anita Björk – Anna Åkerblom Agneta Ekmanner – Rigmor the clown Lena Endre – Märta Lundberg Gunnel Fred – Emma Vogler Gerthi Kulle – Sister Stella Johan Lindell – Johan Egerman Peter Stormare – Petrus Landahl Folke Asplund – Fredrik Blom Anna Björk – Mia Falk Inga Landgré – Alma Berglund Alf Nilsson – Stefan Larsson
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