 The world premiere of the live musical took place on June 25 at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival , starring Ron and Russell Mael from Sparks , Maddin , Finnish actor Peter Franzén as Bergman , Ann Magnuson as Greta Garbo , with Rebecca <unk> , Katie <unk> , and Tammy Glover reprising their roles from the album . Other actors included Nina <unk> , Jacob Sidney , Dean Menta , and Sal <unk> . <unk> at the festival to attract investor interest in the film project , the performance at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre featured Maddin reading stage directions from the film 's screenplay . 
