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.
Title | Fanny and Alexander |
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Year | 1982 |
Genre | Fantasy, Drama, Mystery |
Country | Sweden, Germany, France |
Studio | Cinematograph AB, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, Gaumont, Personafilm, Tobis |
Cast | Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Jan Malmsjö, Börje Ahlstedt, Anna Bergman, Gunn Wållgren |
Crew | Bengt Lundgren (Special Effects), Benjamin Britten (Music), Frans Helmerson (Music), Robert Schumann (Music), Daniel Bell (Music), Anna Asp (Set Designer) |
Keyword | 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 |
Release | Dec 17, 1982 |
Runtime | 188 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.80 / 10 by 762 users |
Popularity | 25 |
Budget | 6,000,000 |
Revenue | 6,800,000 |
Language | English, Deutsch, svenska, |