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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
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.
Good for
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 61
IMDb7.0
Time to watch it all
38 h
6 episodes, about 383 min each
An episode a night: done in 6 nights.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
First aired
1985
February 18, 1985
Ended 1985
Genre
DramaLanguage
Swedish
Original language
Made in
- Sweden
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 15 more19 people
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- Göran StangertzCarl Larsson6 episodes
- Stellan SkarsgårdVerner von Heidenstam6 episodes
- Lennart HjulströmTeaterdirektör Hedberg6 episodes
- Ingvar HirdwallLäraren6 episodes
- Sven-Bertil TaubeDen okände6 episodes
Krister HenrikssonRestauranggäst6 episodes
Philip ZandénAnarkist6 episodes
Mimi PollakÄnglamakerskan6 episodes- FHFred HjelmGustaf af Geijerstam6 episodes
Anita EkströmModern6 episodes
Anders LinderStuxberg6 episodes
Thomas HellbergCarl Gustaf Wrangel6 episodes
Mathias HenriksonSven Hedin6 episodes
Gösta BernhardFörsäkringsdirektören6 episodes
Ernst GüntherKlemming6 episodes
Olof BergströmFadern6 episodes
Directing · 2
- Kjell Grede Director, Creator
- Johan Bergenstråhle Director, Creator
Writing · 1
- Per Olov Enquist Writer
Production · 1
- Ingemar Leijonborg Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Peter Fischer Director of Photography
August Strindberg: A Life episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Hon och han, 5.8
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