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Fanny and Alexander (1982)

15
02/12/2022 (GB)
Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
3h 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.

  • Ingmar BergmanDirector, Writer
  • Original Title

    Fanny och Alexander

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Swedish

  • Budget

    $6,000,000

  • Revenue

    $6,800,000

Keywords

  • dying and death
  • child abuse
  • sibling relationship
  • funeral
  • loss of loved one
  • sweden
  • bishop
  • theatre group
  • child prodigy
  • dysfunctional family
  • ghost
  • hamlet
  • turn of the century
  • christmas
  • 1900s
  • 20th century
  • family chronicle

Top Billed Cast

Pernilla Allwin

Pernilla Allwin

Fanny Ekdahl

Bertil Guve

Alexander Ekdahl

Jan Malmsjö

Jan Malmsjö

Bishop Edvard Vergerus

Börje Ahlstedt

Börje Ahlstedt

Carl Ekdahl

Anna Bergman

Anna Bergman

Hanna Schwartz

Gunn Wållgren

Gunn Wållgren

Helena Ekdahl

Kristina Adolphson

Kristina Adolphson

Siri

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Isak Jacobi

Mats Bergman

Mats Bergman

Aron Retzinsky

Jarl Kulle

Jarl Kulle

Gustav Adolf Ekdahl

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