''In the Presence of a Clown'' ( sv, Larmar och gör sig till) is a

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Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

, recorded for Swedish television in 1997 with Bergman as a director. It was screened in the

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section of the

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. 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

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from Bergman's 1994 play of the same title.

Cast

Börje Ahlstedt Nils Börje Ahlstedt (born 21 February 1939) is a Swedish actor who has worked extensively with the world-famous director Ingmar Bergman in films like ''Fanny and Alexander'' (1982), ''The Best Intentions'' (1992), '' Sunday's Children'' (1992) a ...

– Uncle Carl Åkerblom *

Marie Richardson Marie Elisabet Richardson (born 6 June 1959) is a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985 and has been employed by The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm ever since. Richa ...

– Pauline Thibault *

Erland Josephson Erland Josephson (; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos. Life and career J ...

– Osvald Vogler *

Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson; 13 February 1958) is a Swedes, Swedish actor, actress, film director, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergm ...

– Karin Bergman *

Anita Björk Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. She was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and wor ...

– Anna Åkerblom *

Agneta Ekmanner Agneta Ekmanner (born 4 December 1938) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1965. Selected filmography * ''Love 65'' (1965) * ''Hugs and Kisses'' (1967) * '' The Corridor'' (1968) * ''Per'' (1 ...

– Rigmor the clown *

Lena Endre Lena Endre (born 8 July 1955) is a Swedish actress of film and television,* primarily in the Swedish and Norwegian markets, known for her parts in the Liv Ullmann film '' Trolösa'' (2000), and the ''Millennium series'' of films (e.g., ''The Gir ...

– Märta Lundberg *

Gunnel Fred Gunnel Elisabet Fred (born 29 August 1955) is a Swedish film actress. Selected filmography * ''Midsommar'' (2019) * ''Saraband'' (2003) * ''Details'' (2003) * ''In the Presence of a Clown'' (1997) * ''Private Confessions'' (1996) * ''Undergroun ...

– Emma Vogler * Gerthi Kulle – Sister Stella *

Johan Lindell Johan Lindell (born 20 August 1964) is a Swedish sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), offici ...

– Johan Egerman *

Peter Stormare Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm (born August 27, 1953), better known as Peter Stormare (), is a Swedish actor who holds both Swedish and American citizenship. He played Gaear Grimsrud in the film '' Fargo'' (1996) and John Abruzzi in the television ser ...

– Petrus Landahl *

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– Fredrik Blom *

Anna Björk Anna Cecilia Björk (born 12 March 1970 in Trollhättan) is a Swedish actress. Now she works at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. Selected filmography *1989 - ''Flickan vid stenbänken'' (TV) *1993 - '' Chefen fru Ingeborg'' (TV) *1996 - '' Rusar i han ...

– Mia Falk *

Inga Landgré Inga Linnéa Landgré (born ''Lundgren''; 6 August 1927) is a Swedish actress who has worked in theatre, television and films since the 1940s. Early life and career Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggli ...

– Alma Berglund *

Alf Nilsson Sven Alf Nilsson (18 May 1930 – 19 December 2018) was a Swedish actor and artist. Early life and education Nilsson grew up in Boden, where he had roles in local revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment tha ...

– Stefan Larsson

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* * * 1997 television films 1997 films Films based on works by Ingmar Bergman Films directed by Ingmar Bergman Swedish television films 1990s Swedish-language films 1997 drama films Films set in Uppsala 1990s Swedish films {{1990s-Sweden-film-stub