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The Freethinker

7.1/10
TMDB9 votes
Original: 276 min

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 The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about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

The Freethinker (1994) is a film in the history, drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Anders Mattsson, Lena Settervall, Roland Borgström, Ingela Berger.

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Original language
Runtime
276 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Sweden
Production companies
Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund, Nordens Biskops-Arnö folkhögskola, Svenska Filminstitutet
Directors
Writers
Peter Watkins, Charlie Kristiansson, Niklas Westergren

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What is The Freethinker about?

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 The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about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

Who stars in The Freethinker?

Anders Mattsson, Lena Settervall, Roland Borgström, Ingela Berger, Torsten Föllinger, Mikael Rubbestad. See the cast cards above for character names.

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