August Strindberg in Paris divorced from his wife, children and friends. In the company of Parisian artists and writers, including Paul Gauguin and Edvard Munch, but often he feel they ridicule and persecute him. Isolated Strindberg venture successfully in alchemical experiments.
Per Oscarsson
as August Strindberg
Christine Buchegger
as Frieda Uehl
Marie Versini
as Mlle. Lecain
Ulla Sjöblom
as Nun
Toivo Pawlo
as Doctor
Georgette Anys
as Mme. Charlotte
Diana Kjær
as Artist's wife
Georg Årlin
as
Tommy Johnson
as Surgeon
Henry Gilbert
as Paul Gaugin