In the Presence of a Clown

In the Presence of a Clown (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