Directed by:
Ingmar BergmanScreenplay:
Ingmar BergmanComposer:
Franz SchubertCast:
Börje Ahlstedt, Marie Richardson, Erland Josephson, Pernilla August, Anita Björk, Agneta Ekmanner, Lena Endre, Gunnel Fred, Gerthi Kulle, Johan Lindell (more)Plots(1)
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"... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Börje Ahlstedt
Sweden
Best movies:
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)
Children's Island (1980)
Marie Richardson
Sweden
Best movies:
Evil (2003)
Les Yeux grands fermés (1999)
The Best Intentions (1992)
Erland Josephson
Sweden
Best movies:
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
The Ox (1991)
Pernilla August
Sweden
Best movies:
Anita Björk
Sweden
Best movies:
The Best Intentions (1992)
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
Sanna ögonblick (1998)
Agneta Ekmanner
Sweden
Best movies:
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
Duet for Cannibals (1969)
Järngänget (2000)
Lena Endre
Sweden
Best movies:
Millennium (2010) (series)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)
Gunnel Fred
Sweden
Best movies:
Saraband (2003) (TV movie)
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
Midsommar (2019)
Gerthi Kulle
Sweden
Best movies:
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
Johan Lindell
Best movies:
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
The Last Contract (1998)
Beck (1997) (series)
Peter Stormare
Sweden
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Fargo (1996)
Folke Asplund
Sweden
Best movies:
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
The Hunters (1996)
Anna Björk
Sweden
Best movies:
Illusive Tracks (2003)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
Inga Landgré
Sweden
Best movies:
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Brink of Life (1958)
Hugo and Josefin (1967)
Alf Nilsson
Sweden
Best movies:
Dalecarlians (2004)
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
The Hunters (1996)
Harriet Nordlund
Sweden
Best movies:
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
Tord Peterson
Sweden
Best movies:
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
Pettson & Findus - Glömligheter (2009)
Dragonfly (2001)
Birgitta Pettersson
Sweden
Best movies:
The Virgin Spring (1960)
The Magician (1958)
In the Presence of a Clown (1997) (TV movie)
Ingmar Bergman
Sweden
Best movies:
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
Cries and Whispers (1972) - narrator
The Passion of Anna (1969) - narrator