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Overview

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Director:
Writer:
Ingmar Bergman (written by)
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Release Date:
17 December 1982 (Sweden) more
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En film av Ingmar Bergman
Plot:
The title characters are children in the exuberant and colorful Ekdahl household in a Swedish town early in the twentieth century... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Not only one of the best Swedish films ever made , one of the best films ever made!!! more (65 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Pernilla Allwin ... Ekdahlska huset - Fanny Ekdahl
Bertil Guve ... Ekdahlska huset - Alexander Ekdahl
Börje Ahlstedt ... Ekdahlska huset - Carl Ekdahl
Allan Edwall ... Ekdahlska huset - Oscar Ekdahl
Ewa Fröling ... Ekdahlska huset - Emilie Ekdahl
Gunn Wållgren ... Ekdahlska huset - Helena Ekdahl (as Gun Wållgren)
Jarl Kulle ... Ekdahlska huset - Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
Jan Malmsjö ... Biskopsgården - Bishop Edvard Vergerus
Christina Schollin ... Ekdahlska huset - Lydia Ekdahl
Kerstin Tidelius ... Biskopsgården - Henrietta Vergerus
Emelie Werkö ... Ekdahlska huset - Jenny Ekdahl
Marianne Aminoff ... Biskopsgården - Blenda Vergérus
Sonya Hedenbratt ... Ekdahlska huset - Aunt Emma
Svea Holst ... Ekdahlska huset - Miss Ester
Kristina Adolphson ... Ekdahlska huset - Siri
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fanny and Alexander (UK) (USA)
Fanny et Alexandre (France)
Fanny und Alexander (West Germany)
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Runtime:
188 min | Sweden:312 min (director's cut)
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Peter Stormare makes an uncredited appearance as one of the men helping Isak with the trunk. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the theatre scene, early in the movie, Georg Årlin, who plays a high ranking military man, is seen whispering with a person sitting next to him. The next shot shows other people talking, and then Årlin is seen behind them at the left corner, in conversation with no one, staring into space in front of him. more
Quotes:
Ekdahlska huset - Oscar Ekdahl: My dear friends, for 22 years, in the capacity of theater manager, I've stood here and made a speech without really having any talent for that sort of thing. Especially if you think of my father who was brilliant at speeches. My only talent, if you can call it that in my case... more
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Was the Bishop responsible for how his previous family died?
What happens during Uncle Isak's visit to the Bishop's House and how?
How could Fanny & Alexander be eligible for an Academy Award, when it was shown on television beforehand?
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42 out of 59 people found the following comment useful.
Not only one of the best Swedish films ever made , one of the best films ever made!!!, 17 February 2002
10/10
Author: anton-6 from sweden

I have wanted to see this film for years but I have missed it several times they were showing it on television.And also because of my father does not like Bergman(why??) but still think that this film is fantastic.I saw it yesterday just after having read Bergman´s autobiography and this film is much a autobiographical film.

I would like to say something about the cinematography and acting.But what is there more to say about Sven Nykvist´s cinematography then MASTERFUL.Before I saw the film I read in a newspaper that this is the best Swedish acting film ever made and it was actually picked as number two as the best Swedish film ever made for a couple of years ago(film fans voted).The WHOLE cast acts SUPERB,I am not sure if I have ever seen anything more perfect.

This is a chronicle over a family.It has a a great poetic script that combines just as it sad in a other comment:striking visuals.Bergman has really done this to a masterpiece.Now I want to see the five-hour version(i saw the 3 hour version).Colorful,perfect,frightening and sometimes even funny.What I guess I liked most was that they showed everything from the children´s eyes.One of Bergman´s best.5/5

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