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Fanny and Alexander

Original title: Fanny och Alexander
  • 19821982
  • RR
  • 3h 8m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Pernilla Allwin and Bertil Guve in Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Drama
Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
64K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,651
51
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writer
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Stars
      • Bertil Guve
      • Pernilla Allwin
      • Kristina Adolphson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writer
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Stars
      • Bertil Guve
      • Pernilla Allwin
      • Kristina Adolphson
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    • 160User reviews
    • 103Critic reviews
    • 100Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 25 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Ewa Fröling and Jan Malmsjö in Fanny and Alexander (1982)
    Bertil Guve in Fanny and Alexander (1982)
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    Ewa Fröling and Jan Malmsjö in Fanny and Alexander (1982)
    Pernilla Allwin and Bertil Guve in Fanny and Alexander (1982)
    Pernilla Allwin, Ewa Fröling, and Bertil Guve in Fanny and Alexander (1982)
    Fanny and Alexander (1982)
    Pernilla Allwin, Ewa Fröling, and Bertil Guve in Fanny and Alexander (1982)
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    Bertil Guve
    Bertil Guve
    • Alexander Ekdahl - Ekdahlska huset
    Pernilla Allwin
    Pernilla Allwin
    • Fanny Ekdahl - Ekdahlska huset
    Kristina Adolphson
    Kristina Adolphson
    • Siri - Ekdahlska huset
    Börje Ahlstedt
    Börje Ahlstedt
    • Carl Ekdahl - Ekdahlska huset
    Kristian Almgren
    Kristian Almgren
    • Putte Ekdahl - Ekdahlska huset
    Carl Billquist
    Carl Billquist
    • Police Superintendent Jespersson - Ekdahlska huset
    Axel Düberg
    Axel Düberg
    • Witness to Bishop's Death - Ekdahlska huset
    Allan Edwall
    Allan Edwall
    • Oscar Ekdahl - Ekdahlska huset
    Siv Ericks
    Siv Ericks
    • Alida - Ekdahlska huset
    Ewa Fröling
    Ewa Fröling
    • Emilie Ekdahl - Ekdahlska huset
    Patricia Gélin
    • Statue - Ekdahlska huset
    • (as Patricia Gelin)
    Majlis Granlund
    • Miss Vega - Ekdahlska huset
    Maria Granlund
    • Petra Ekdahl - Ekdahlska huset
    Eva von Hanno
    • Berta - Ekdahlska huset
    Sonya Hedenbratt
    Sonya Hedenbratt
    • Aunt Emma - Ekdahlska huset
    Olle Hilding
    • Old Clergyman - Ekdahlska huset
    Svea Holst
    • Miss Ester - Ekdahlska huset
    Jarl Kulle
    Jarl Kulle
    • Gustav Adolf Ekdahl - Ekdahlska huset
    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writer
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At the time, the largest film ever made in Sweden (with 60 speaking parts and over 1200 extras) and the most expensive, with a budget of $6 million.
    • Goofs
      Among the Christmas decorations in the Ekdahl house, there is a garland of miniature flags of the Nordic countries, including the Finnish flag. The Finnish flag was in fact only designed and adopted after Finnish independence in 1917, a decade after the events of the film.
    • Quotes

      Ekdahlska huset - Helena Ekdahl: Are you sad because you've grown old?

      Jacobis hus - Isak Jacobi: I'm certainly not. Everything's getting worse. Worse people, worse machines, worse wars... and worse weather. I'm glad I'll soon be dead.

    • Alternate versions
      Theatrical version is 188 minutes long. Director's cut is 312 minutes long.
    • Connections
      Edited into Fanny and Alexander (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Suite No 2 for Cello Solo
      Written by Benjamin Britten

      Performed by Frans Helmerson

    User reviews160

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    "...Anything can happen, anything is possible. Time and space do not exist..."
    "Fanny and Alexander" (1982) was announced at the time of its release as Ingmar Bergman's swan song, his last film for the big screen. It is his most optimistic and enchanting blend of romance, tragedy, comedy, fantasy, and mysticism. Set in Sweden in the beginning of the 20th century, the film follows the lives and adventures of two children, brother and sister Fanny and Alexander Edkahl.

    I love Bergman in every mood and in every genre - I love him dark, bleak, harrowing ("Shame"), mysterious ("Persona"), merciless and devastating ("Scenes from a Marriage, "Face to Face", "Autumn Sonata). I love his lighter, smiling side ("Wild Strawberries", "Smiles of a Summer Night). Even for a master of Bergman's powerful talent, "Fanny and Alexander" is extraordinary - a profound film which is also one of his most accessible works.

    Pablo Picasso said once, "When I was 9 years old, I could paint like Rafael; as an adult, all my life I tried to learn how to paint like a child". In his final film, one of the greatest masters of dark and sometimes morose psychological studies looks at the world with a child's eye. The words he chose to finish his film with reflect the hope, the happiness and the magic that can be fully felt only in one's childhood: "...Anything can happen, anything is possible. Time and space do not exist. ..On a flimsy ground of reality, imagination spins out and waves new patterns." --- August Strindberg's introductory notes for A Dream Play.
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    FAQ4

    • Was the Bishop responsible for how his previous family died?
    • What happens during Uncle Isak's visit to the Bishop's House and how?
    • Exactly what happens in Uncle Isak's house?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1982 (Sweden)
    • Countries of origin
      • Sweden
      • France
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • German
      • Yiddish
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Fanny & Alexander
    • Filming locations
      • Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Cinematograph AB
      • Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
      • Gaumont
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,783,304
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,795,771
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 8 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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