The Freethinker
Overview
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 The unpublished first drama "The Free Thinker", depicts a young man forced to break with family and tradition to follow his conscience and ideals, becomes a prophecy about the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.
About The Freethinker (1994)
The Freethinker (1994) is a history and drama movie produced by Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund in Sweden. It was directed by Peter Watkins and written by Niklas Westergren and Charlie Kristiansson. On screen you will see Anders Mattsson, Lena Settervall, Roland Borgström, Ingela Berger and Torsten Föllinger. With a runtime of 4h 36m, the film averages 7.1/10 across 9 TMDB ratings.
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