In the Presence of a Clown

1998 · 119 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 1,081 VOTES · DIR. Ingmar Bergman

In the Presence of a Clown poster

Overview

Inventor Carl Åkerblom is a rosy-cheeked 54 year-old admirer of Franz Schubert - and a patient in the psychiatric ward of Akademiska Hospital in Uppsala, after having attempted to beat to death his fiancée, Pauline Thibault. Together with another patient, Professor Osvald Vogler, they set up a film project: the living talkie. Before long, they set off on a frantic tour with their film, "The Joy of the Joyous Girl"... Written by Fredrik Klasson

Dialogue Timeline — 942 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:44 IN THE PRESENCE OF A CLOWN
00:05:04 Exactly! Only two of my many appli- cations have rendered me a patent.
00:09:29 ...at this very moment!
00:14:17 Wait a moment. This is what my wife says:
00:19:14 For that matter, I'm no mister...
00:23:59 - It's too late. - We'll clear up that calamity as well.
00:29:11 The screen on which our heroine's face is projected is transparent.
00:34:02 My wife has finally accepted. She cried all day, but now she's happy.
00:39:03 But can you load? Never mind, I can help you in the intervals.
00:43:30 Footprints and wheel marks in the snow, though...
00:47:58 ...and that Miss Thibault is now to be held responsible for finances.
00:51:57 It depends on how much we take in.
00:56:08 - I seem to get so tired. - Was it Carl's illness?
01:00:07 - What are we going to do then? - You take over the part.
01:05:25 Through mighty storms and in every conceivable discomfort...
01:14:33 Dance music, laughter and hubbub. On a marble bench sits Franz Schubert.
01:19:04 You are a true Master. Please write down the notes.
01:24:03 Now we must begin Act II. This is what it looks like.
01:29:10 The great form has never been your form. You are no Beethoven.
01:33:45 Let's bring this drama to a close.
01:38:33 One day darkness will thunder over the cities.
01:43:20 We'll take down the projector in the morning. I'll be along with the truck.
01:48:40 Do as you like. Just don't think I'm afraid.
05:00:00 - I won't say the price of my quartet.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed942
Dialogue density7.9 lines / min
First line00:00:44
Final line05:00:00

Production Record

DirectorIngmar Bergman
LanguageSwedish
IMDb votes1,081