| In the Presence of a Clown | |
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| Directed by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Written by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Produced by | Måns Reuterswärd Pia Ehrnvall |
| Starring | Erland Josephson Börje Ahlstedt Marie Richardson Pernilla August Ingmar Bergman (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Tony Forsberg Irene Wiklund |
| Edited by | Sylvia Ingemarsson |
| Distributed by | Sveriges Television |
Release date | 1 November 1997 |
Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
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.[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 for Sveriges Television from Bergman's 1994 play of the same title.
