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 The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about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

Country:

Sweden

Genre:

History,

Drama

Duration:

276 minutes

Year:

1994

Director:

Peter Watkins

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Company:

Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund,

Nordens Biskops-Arnö folkhögskola,

Svenska Filminstitutet

Cast:

August Strindberg

Siri von Essen

Carl-Oskar Strindberg

Ulrika Eleonora Strindberg

August Strindberg (Old)

Crew:

Adaptation

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