Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Kernel Score: 87% · 858 ratings
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1982-12-17
Runtime: 188 minutes
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.
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Cast
- Bertil Guve as Alexander Ekdahl
- Pernilla Allwin as Fanny Ekdahl
- Jan Malmsjö as Bishop Edvard Vergerus
- Ewa Fröling as Emilie Ekdahl
- Gunn Wållgren as Helena Ekdahl
- Börje Ahlstedt as Carl Ekdahl
- Anna Bergman as Hanna Schwartz
- Kristina Adolphson as Siri
- Erland Josephson as Isak Jacobi
- Mats Bergman as Aron Retzinsky