| In the Presence of a Clown | |
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| 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 atelevision film byIngmar Bergman, recorded for Swedish television in 1997 with Bergman as a director. It was screened in theUn Certain Regard section of the1998 Cannes Film Festival.[1] 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 forSveriges Television from Bergman's 1994 play of the same title.
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