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19823h 8mRSwedish

Fanny and Alexander

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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.

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DirectorIngmar Bergman

Keywords

dying and deathchild abusesibling relationshipfuneralloss of loved oneswedenbishoptheatre groupchild prodigydysfunctional familyghosthamletshockingturn of the centurychristmas1900s20th centurydramaticsuspensefulfamily chronicleharshhopeful
Budget$6M
Box Office$7M

Cast

Pernilla Allwin as Fanny Ekdahl

Pernilla Allwin

Fanny Ekdahl

Bertil Guve as Alexander Ekdahl

Bertil Guve

Alexander Ekdahl

Jan Malmsjö as Bishop Edvard Vergerus

Jan Malmsjö

Bishop Edvard Vergerus

Ewa Fröling as Emilie Ekdahl

Ewa Fröling

Emilie Ekdahl

Gunn Wållgren as Helena Ekdahl

Gunn Wållgren

Helena Ekdahl

Börje Ahlstedt as Carl Ekdahl

Börje Ahlstedt

Carl Ekdahl

Anna Bergman as Hanna Schwartz

Anna Bergman

Hanna Schwartz

Kristina Adolphson as Siri

Kristina Adolphson

Siri

Erland Josephson as Isak Jacobi

Erland Josephson

Isak Jacobi

Mats Bergman as Aron Retzinsky

Mats Bergman

Aron Retzinsky