Confessions of a Fool (1976)

Drama

Based on August Strindberg’s autobiographical novel about his marriage to Siri von Essen. She was married when she met him, but abandoned her husband, became Strindberg’s mistress and later his wife.

First Air Date: November 17, 1976
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Rating: 5.0/10 (4 votes)

Cast: Bibi Andersson, Gösta Ekman, Grynet Molvig, Tomas Bolme, Gerd Hagman, Lisbeth Zachrisson, Arne Källerud, Marie Göranzon

Network: SVT2

Production: Sveriges Radio, Cinematograph AB

based on novel or book based on true story based on memoir or autobiography strindberg

Seasons

Season 1

4 episodes

1976

Full Cast (9 people)

Bibi Andersson as Maria
Gösta Ekman as Axel
Grynet Molvig as Maria's friend
Tomas Bolme as Maria's first husband
Gerd Hagman as Maria's mother
Lisbeth Zachrisson as Mathilde
Arne Källerud as the fiancée's father
Marie Göranzon as Abel
Lars Edström as the friend

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Confessions of a Fool

Confessions of a Fool

Confessions of a Fool

192 min

1 seasons

Based on August Strindberg’s autobiographical novel about his marriage to Siri von Essen. She was married when she met him, but abandoned her husband, became Strindberg’s mistress and later his wife.

192 min

Based on August Strindberg’s autobiographical novel about his marriage to Siri von Essen. She was married when she met him, but abandoned her husband, became Strindberg’s mistress and later his wife.

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Production Companies

Cinematograph AB

Show Information

StatusEnded

TypeMiniseries

First Aired11/17/1976

Last Aired12/8/1976

Seasons1

Episodes4

LanguageSwedish

CountrySweden

Creators & Crew

Directed by

Written by

Produced by

1

Seasons

4

Episodes

192m

Per Episode

1976

First Aired

Keywords

based on novel or book based on true story based on memoir or autobiography strindberg

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Cast

BA

Bibi Andersson

as Maria

GE

Gösta Ekman

as Axel

GM

Grynet Molvig

as Maria's friend

TB

Tomas Bolme

as Maria's first husband

GH

Gerd Hagman

as Maria's mother

LZ

Lisbeth Zachrisson

as Mathilde

AK

Arne Källerud

as the fiancée's father

MG

Marie Göranzon

as Abel

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1 seasons

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Season 1

1976

4 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Confessions of a Fool about?▾

Based on August Strindberg’s autobiographical novel about his marriage to Siri von Essen. She was married when she met him, but abandoned her husband, became Strindberg’s mistress and later his wife.

How many seasons does Confessions of a Fool have?▾

1

How many episodes does Confessions of a Fool have?▾

4

Is Confessions of a Fool still running?▾

No, it ended in 1976.

When did Confessions of a Fool first air?▾

November 17, 1976

Who created Confessions of a Fool?▾

Kjell Grede

Who stars in Confessions of a Fool?▾

Bibi Andersson, Gösta Ekman, Grynet Molvig

What genre is Confessions of a Fool?▾

Drama