The Blinding Light

Abandoning theatre and living a life of squalid splendor, August Strindberg practices alchemy. As his grasp on reality weakens, his first two wives try to bring him to his senses, but their interventions spin out of control. The astonishing story of when Europe's most famous play wright vanished for four years during his "Inferno" period. When he reappeared, his new plays changed theatre forever.