In the Presence of a Clown

In the Presence of a Clown
Written by	Ingmar Bergman
Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Starring	Erland Josephson Börje Ahlstedt Marie Richardson Pernilla August Ingmar Bergman (uncredited)
Country of origin	Sweden
Original language	Swedish
Production
Producers	Måns Reuterswärd Pia Ehrnvall
Cinematography	Tony Forsberg Irene Wiklund
Editor	Sylvia Ingemarsson
Running time	119 minutes
Original release
Network	Sveriges Television
Release	1 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. 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

External links

• In the Presence of a Clown at IMDb
• In the Presence of a Clown at the Swedish Film Institute Database