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August Strindberg: A Life

1985 · 1 season

A sombre, literary trudge through a difficult artist's life, demanding patience and rewarding viewers with a bruising, intelligent portrait.

Created by
Johan Bergenstråhle, Kjell Grede
Genres
Drama
Starring
Thommy Berggren, Stina Ekblad, Tomas Bolme
Overview
A mini-series about the life of Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter, August Strindberg. He is portrayed as a misogynous, selfish and racial. And he loses everything, for the sake of the art.

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Created by
Johan Bergenstråhle, Kjell Grede
Genres
Drama
Starring
Thommy Berggren, Stina Ekblad, Tomas Bolme
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • obsession
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Johan Bergenstråhle, Kjell Grede
Written by
Per Olov Enquist
Starring
Thommy Berggren, Stina Ekblad, Tomas Bolme, Göran Stangertz, Stellan Skarsgård, Lennart Hjulström, Ingvar Hirdwall, Sven-Bertil Taube
Cinematography
Peter Fischer
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
SVT1
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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