Fanny and Alexander (1982)

12/17/1982 (SE) • 3h 8m

Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

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.

Top Billed Cast

Pernilla Allwin

Fanny Ekdahl

Bertil Guve

Alexander Ekdahl

Jan Malmsjö

Bishop Edvard Vergerus

Börje Ahlstedt

Carl Ekdahl

Anna Bergman

Hanna Schwartz

Gunn Wållgren

Helena Ekdahl

Erland Josephson

Isak Jacobi

Mats Bergman

Aron Retzinsky


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Revenue

$6,800,000.00

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

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