The Freethinker

The story

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 The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about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

Cast

A Anders MattssonAugust Strindberg L Lena SettervallSiri von Essen R Roland BorgströmCarl-Oskar Strindberg I Ingela BergerUlrika Eleonora Strindberg T Torsten FöllingerAugust Strindberg (Old) M Mikael RubbestadAugust Strindberg (12 Years Old) E Emil ErikssonAugust Strindberg (7 Years Old) K Karin RubbestadEva Karlsson C Camilla LindbergKarin Strindberg (14 Years Old) K Karin JanssonKarin Strindberg (8 Years Old) S Sofi HoltGreta Strindberg (6 Years Old) J Jonas HoltHans Strindberg (4 Years Old)

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K Karin HagåsAnn Marie G Göran BollCarl-Gustaf Wrangel S Sofia BjörnstedtSofia in de Betou L Lina SvanbergIna Forstén R Rune JacobssonPer Staaff B Berit BornecrantzAnne Charlotte Leffler M Maria BångAlfhild Agrell R Råger WilsonAxel Lundegård M Mats KempeHjalmar Branting D Daniel NorbäckTor Hedberg R Ralph M. FleischerOscar Levertin A Annmari KastrupWilhelmina M Magnus ErikssonSurveyor A Arne JohnsonPoliceman M Mats ErikssonRosqvist R Roland BolinCaptain T Tomas LundvikBureaucrat M Margaretha BjörkmanProtester C Carl-Magnus ÅkerlundProtester E Erik ÅkerlundProtester T Torbjörn StenmarkProtester F Fredrik HeurlinProtester A Ann DurojProtester P Peter LindnérPoliceman U Ulf AnderssonPoliceman P Peter WatkinsPoliceman H Hans Wilhelm LöwgrenCritic S Staffan SöderholmCritic S Staffan LennströmCritic L Lars WesterCritic N Niklas WestergrenCritic T Torbjörn CederqvistPub Discusser J Jan GustavssonPub Discusser B Bengt JosefssonPub Discusser U Ulf LandergrenPub Discusser M Margret LundvikPub Discusser E Ellen ForslundPub Discusser B Barbro BjörkmanEmigrant G Gösta JurdellEmigrant M Mats LindbergEmigrant E Etel LundströmEmigrant E Evilina LundströmEmigrant L Lisa LundströmEmigrant A Annika WesterhultEmigrant K Kristina BrantConstruction Worker G George HäggvikConstruction Worker L Lisen HäggvikConstruction Worker A Arne JärnebergConstruction Worker T Taisto KirjavainenConstruction Worker E Ellinor LundvikConstruction Worker M Matias HenrikssonAnton Stuxberg K Kerstin HarrisonSiri's Girlfriend M Mattias KnaveCarl Larsson P Pia BergendahlHelena Frankenfeldt L Lena NilsenGurli Åberg A Anna KåstedtMaid P Pia AnderssonMarie David M Marianne EngströmSofie Holten M Magnus StefansonVille Walgren S Sven Arne SvanbergCarl Nordström L Lisskulla Moltke-HoffLise S Sabine BurgwedelKarin Larsson P Pierre StahreThe Stranger K Krister HenrikssonThe Major G Gunilla AbrahamssonLaura M Max LundqvistMaster Olof J Jaquiline RamelKristina A Anders PalmGert