The Freethinker (1994) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 3, 1994

Original Title:
Fritänkaren

Genres:
History

Production Companies:
Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund
Nordens Biskops-Arnö folkhögskola
Svenska Filminstitutet

Production Countries:
Sweden

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 276

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 The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about the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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Adaptation:
Saman Ali
Göran Bäuerle
Jan-Anders Hansson
Robert Stengård
Åsa Wendel
Hedvig Blidberg
Åsa Hoflin
Ann Duroj
Mats Gustavsson
Stefan Norlin
Niklas Westergren
Maryn Eales
Peter Lindnér
Fredrik Heurlin
Charlie Kristiansson
Helen Walhgren
Thérèse Ferry
Annika Hallström
Ria Busch
Eva Bowden
Daniel Strömberg
Ziskas Szemes
Pauli Saastamoinen

Camera Operator:
Pierre Björklund
Bengt Åkerlund
Saman Ali
Pauli Saastamoinen
Lisa Lager
Annika Hallström
Åsa Hoflin
Maryn Eales
Åsa Wendel
Hedvig Blidberg
Charlie Kristiansson
Ria Busch
Helen Walhgren
Daniel Strömberg
Eva Bowden
Peter Lindnér
Robert Stengård
Göran Bäuerle
Ziskas Szemes
Stefan Norlin
Mats Gustavsson
Niklas Westergren
Ann Duroj
Fredrik Heurlin
Thérèse Ferry
Jan-Anders Hansson

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

Editor:
Åsa Hoflin
Peter Watkins
Peter Lindnér
Charlie Kristiansson
Niklas Westergren
Sven Larsson
Pauli Saastamoinen
Hedvig Blidberg
Eva Bowden
Thérèse Ferry

Music:
Ille Gustafsson
Patryk Komorowski
Skånska Gossar
Torsten Föllinger
Ornö Spelmän

Original Music Composer:
Karin Hagås

Post Production Assistant:
Charlie Kristiansson
Peter Lindnér
Hedvig Blidberg
Pauli Saastamoinen
Eva Bowden
Thérèse Ferry
Åsa Hoflin
Niklas Westergren

Post Production Supervisor:
Peter Watkins

Researcher:
Maryn Eales
Peter Lindnér
Stefan Norlin
Åsa Hoflin
Annika Hallström
Eva Bowden
Mats Gustavsson
Charlie Kristiansson
Daniel Strömberg
Åsa Wendel
Ann Duroj
Thérèse Ferry
Saman Ali
Ria Busch
Hedvig Blidberg
Niklas Westergren
Göran Bäuerle
Helen Walhgren
Jan-Anders Hansson
Fredrik Heurlin
Pauli Saastamoinen
Robert Stengård
Ziskas Szemes

Script:
Peter Watkins

Script Supervisor:
Ann Duroj
Peter Lindnér
Hedvig Blidberg
Ria Busch
Maryn Eales
Ziskas Szemes
Saman Ali
Göran Bäuerle
Thérèse Ferry
Charlie Kristiansson
Åsa Wendel
Niklas Westergren
Robert Stengård
Mats Gustavsson
Daniel Strömberg
Eva Bowden
Helen Walhgren
Pauli Saastamoinen
Stefan Norlin
Annika Hallström
Jan-Anders Hansson
Åsa Hoflin
Fredrik Heurlin

Sound Mixer:
Henry Jensen

Sound Recordist:
Saman Ali
Mats Gustavsson
Fredrik Heurlin
Ann Duroj
Annika Hallström
Ria Busch
Göran Bäuerle
Maryn Eales
Jan-Anders Hansson
Thérèse Ferry
Eva Bowden
Åsa Hoflin
Åsa Wendel
Charlie Kristiansson
Ziskas Szemes
Peter Lindnér
Pauli Saastamoinen
Hedvig Blidberg
Stefan Norlin
Robert Stengård
Helen Walhgren
Daniel Strömberg
Niklas Westergren

Technical Supervisor:
Odd-Geir Sæther
Per Sundström
Anders Rosenqvist
Pelle Larsson
Per Carleson
Bo Ohlén

Writer:
Peter Watkins
Charlie Kristiansson
Niklas Westergren

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