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Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander

19827.83h 8m

Overview

As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Written by Ingmar Bergman
Produced by Jörn Donner, Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $6.8M

Top Cast

Bertil Guve

Bertil Guve

Alexander Ekdahl

Pernilla Allwin

Pernilla Allwin

Fanny Ekdahl

Jan Malmsjö

Jan Malmsjö

Bishop Edvard Vergerus

Ewa Fröling

Ewa Fröling

Emilie Ekdahl

Gunn Wållgren

Gunn Wållgren

Helena Ekdahl

Börje Ahlstedt

Börje Ahlstedt

Carl Ekdahl

Anna Bergman

Anna Bergman

Hanna Schwartz

Kristina Adolphson

Kristina Adolphson

Siri

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Isak Jacobi

Mats Bergman

Mats Bergman

Aron Retzinsky

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathchild abusesibling relationshipfuneralloss of loved oneswedenbishoptheatre groupchild prodigydysfunctional familyghosthamletshockingturn of the centurychristmas1900s20th centurydramaticsuspensefulfamily chronicleharshhopeful

About Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander is a fantasy, drama, mystery film released in 1982 exploring themes of dying and death, child abuse, sibling relationship, funeral, loss of loved one, sweden. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, it stars Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Jan Malmsjö. As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.

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