Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
Swedish
Production companies
RAI
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2011 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1998 generic
Titles
| Original title | LARMAR OCH GÖR SIG TILL | |
| Alternate title | En présence du clown | |
| Alternate title | In the Presence of a Clown | |
| Alternate title | Dabei : Ein Clown | |
| Alternate title | En présence d'un clown |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
