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In the Presence of a Clown

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In the Presence of a Clown
Written byIngmar Bergman
Directed byIngmar Bergman
StarringErland Josephson
Börje Ahlstedt
Marie Richardson
Pernilla August
Ingmar Bergman (uncredited)
Country of originSweden
Original languageSwedish
Production
ProducersMåns Reuterswärd
Pia Ehrnvall
CinematographyTony Forsberg
Irene Wiklund
EditorSylvia Ingemarsson
Running time119 minutes
Original release
NetworkSveriges Television
Release1 November 1997 (1997-11-01)

In the Presence of a Clown (Swedish: Larmar och gör sig till) 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.[1] 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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: In the Presence of a Clown". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
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