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78% Critic Match
Fanny and Alexander
7.8 / 10• 1982• 3h 8m•R• Swedish
FantasyDramaMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Pernilla Allwin
Fanny Ekdahl
Lead
Bertil Guve
Alexander Ekdahl
Jan Malmsjö
Bishop Edvard Vergerus
Ewa Fröling
Emilie Ekdahl
Gunn Wållgren
Helena Ekdahl
Börje Ahlstedt
Carl Ekdahl
Anna Bergman
Hanna Schwartz
Kristina Adolphson
Siri
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ingmar Bergman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fanny and Alexander is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
