title: In the Presence of a Clown
text: # 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
  