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.
Details
- Release date
- 1982-12-17
- Duration
- 03:08
- Categories
- Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
- Studios
- Cinematograph AB, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, Gaumont, Personafilm, Tobis
- Country
- Sweden, Germany, France
- Language
- English, German, Swedish, Yiddish
- Status
- Released
- Original title
- Fanny och Alexander
- Votes
- 870
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Revenue
- $6,800,000
Top cast
Pernilla Allwin
Bertil Guve
Jan Malmsjö
Ewa Fröling
Gunn Wållgren
Börje Ahlstedt
Anna Bergman
Kristina Adolphson
Erland Josephson
Mats Bergman
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