In the Presence of a Clown
# In the Presence of a Clown

In the Presence of a Clown (Swedish: 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
