In the Presence of a Clown (1998)
1998-10-01 • Drama, TV Movie • 1h59m • Released
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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.
DR, Nordiska TV-Samarbetsfonden, SVT Drama, RAI
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