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In the Presence of a Clown

1998 · 119 min Drama TV Movie
7.0 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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Original Title Larmar och gör sig till
Year 1998
Country Denmark, Germany, Italy
Genre Drama, TV Movie
Director Ingmar Bergman
Runtime 119 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.0/10 (30 votes)

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"Фигляр, шумящий на помосте" (1998) tells its story without decoration: humanity here is weakness and strength at once.

If you want cinema that leaves a mark — not entertains, but reaches — this is it.

For viewers for whom it matters that something stays after the credits.

Director: Ingmar Bergman

— MovieFinder Editorial

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