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The Freethinker

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The Freethinker — Plot

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 The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about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

  • Release date
  • September 3, 1994
  • Runtime
  • 276 min
  • Genres
  • History, Drama
  • Director
  • Peter Watkins

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The Freethinker — Cast

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

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