The Freethinker ·Fritänkaren

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 The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about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

Sep 03, 1994

Duration: 4h 36 min

Popularity: 0.2051
6 votes
Directed by

Ria BuschFredrik HeurlinStefan NorlinThérèse FerryZiskas SzemesÅsa WendelGöran BäuerleMats GustavssonNiklas WestergrenAnn DurojJan-Anders HanssonCharlie KristianssonRobert StengårdPauli SaastamoinenSaman AliHedvig BlidbergMaryn EalesAnnika HallströmHelen WalhgrenEva BowdenPeter LindnérÅsa HoflinDaniel StrömbergPeter Watkins

Productions

Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund Nordens Biskops-Arnö folkhögskola Svenska Filminstitutet (SE)

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Top Cast

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Saman Ali

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Göran Bäuerle

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Jan-Anders Hansson

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Robert Stengård

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Åsa Wendel

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Hedvig Blidberg

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Åsa Hoflin

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Ann Duroj

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Mats Gustavsson

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Stefan Norlin

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Niklas Westergren

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Maryn Eales

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Peter Lindnér

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Fredrik Heurlin

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Charlie Kristiansson

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Helen Walhgren

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Thérèse Ferry

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Annika Hallström

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Ria Busch

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Eva Bowden

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Daniel Strömberg

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Ziskas Szemes

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Pauli Saastamoinen

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Peter Watkins

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Charlie Kristiansson

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Niklas Westergren

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