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Fanny and Alexander (1982)

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

Drama Fantasy Mystery
Release Date: 1982, December 17
Directors: Ingmar Bergman
Countries: Germany, France, Sweden
Production: Cinematograph AB, Cinematograph AB, Svenska Filminstitutet, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, SVT, Gaumont, Gaumont, Personafilm, Personafilm, Tobis, Tobis
Cast: Peter Stormare, Lena Olin, Pernilla August, Harriet Andersson, Ewa Fröling, Gunnar Björnstrand, Mona Malm, Gösta Prüzelius, Marianne Aminoff, Erland Josephson, Eva von Hanno, Gus Dahlström

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.

Keywords:

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