- Country: Sweden
- Genres: Biography, Drama
- Release: 1976-11-17
- Director: N/A
- Writers: N/A
- Language: Swedish
- Stars: Bibi Andersson , Bibi Andersson , Gösta Ekman , Grynet Molvig , Tomas Bolme , Gerd Hagman , Lars Edström , Susanna Hagedorn , Susanna Hagedorn , Claire Wikholm , Folke Hjort , Lisbeth Zachrisson
- Runtime: 193 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: En dåres försvarstal (Sweden) , Confessions of a Fool , En dåres försvarstal , Plädoyer eines Irren
- Plot: About August Strindberg's marriage to Siri von Essen. She was married when she met him, but abandoned her husband, became Strindberg's mistress and later his wife.
- IMDB:tt0122341
En dåres försvarstal Cast · · · ALL
Bibi Andersson
Maria
Gösta Ekman
Axel
Grynet Molvig
Maria's friend
Tomas Bolme
Maria's first husband
Gerd Hagman
Maria's mother
Lisbeth Zachrisson
Mathilde
Arne Källerud
the fiancée's father
Marie Göranzon
Abel