The Freethinker
The film portrays the Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter August Strindberg's life 1849-1912. Through his extensive correspondence and literary production, from the supposed first work, the drama "The Free Thinker" (1869), to the posthumously published "The Occult Diary" (published 1977 ). But also his three wives, Siri von Essen, Frida Uhl and Harriet Bosse, and the children Karin, Greta and Hans are given space in the film. The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about the author's own life.
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The film portrays the Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter August Strindberg's life 1849-1912. Through his extensive correspondence and literary production, from the supposed first work, the drama "The Free Thinker" (1869), to the posthumously published "The Occult Diary" (published 1977 ). But also his three wives, Siri von Essen, Frida Uhl and Harriet Bosse, and the children Karin, Greta and Hans are given space in the film. The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about the author's own life.
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Genre:History, Drama
Written By:Niklas Westergren, Charlie Kristiansson, Peter Watkins
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Runtime:276 minutes
Studio:Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund, Nordens Biskops-Arnö folkhögskola, Svenska Filminstitutet
Cast
Peter Watkins
Director
Anders Mattsson
August Strindberg
Lena Settervall
Siri von Essen
Roland Borgström
Carl-Oskar Strindberg
Ingela Berger
Ulrika Eleonora Strindberg
Torsten Föllinger
August Strindberg (Old)
Mikael Rubbestad
August Strindberg (12 Years Old)
Emil Eriksson
August Strindberg (7 Years Old)
Karin Rubbestad
Eva Karlsson
Camilla Lindberg
Karin Strindberg (14 Years Old)
Karin Jansson
Karin Strindberg (8 Years Old)
Sofi Holt
Greta Strindberg (6 Years Old)
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