Film

The Freethinker

6.6

4h 36m

1994

Synopsis

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 The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about the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.

Director

Ria Busch

Fredrik Heurlin

Stefan Norlin

Thérèse Ferry

Ziskas Szemes

Åsa Wendel

Göran Bäuerle

Mats Gustavsson

Niklas Westergren

Ann Duroj

Jan-Anders Hansson

Charlie Kristiansson

Robert Stengård

Pauli Saastamoinen

Saman Ali

Hedvig Blidberg

Maryn Eales

Annika Hallström

Helen Walhgren

Eva Bowden

Peter Lindnér

Åsa Hoflin

Daniel Strömberg

Peter Watkins

HistoryDrama

Cast & Crew

Anders Mattsson

as August Strindberg

Lena Settervall

as Siri von Essen

Roland Borgström

as Carl-Oskar Strindberg

Ingela Berger

as Ulrika Eleonora Strindberg

Torsten Föllinger

as August Strindberg (Old)

Mikael Rubbestad

as August Strindberg (12 Years Old)

Emil Eriksson

as August Strindberg (7 Years Old)

Karin Rubbestad

as Eva Karlsson

Camilla Lindberg

as Karin Strindberg (14 Years Old)

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