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 The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about the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.
Year: 1994
Studio: Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund, Nordens Biskops-Arnö folkhögskola, Svenska Filminstitutet
Director: Peter Watkins
Cast: Anders Mattsson, Lena Settervall, Roland Borgström, Ingela Berger, Torsten Föllinger, Mikael Rubbestad
Crew: Saman Ali (Adaptation), Maryn Eales (Researcher), Peter Lindnér (Researcher), Stefan Norlin (Researcher), Åsa Hoflin (Researcher), Göran Bäuerle (Adaptation)
Runtime: 276 minutes
Release: Sep 03, 1994
IMDb: 7.10/10 by 9 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Sweden
Language: English, svenska
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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