Fanny and Alexander

1982 · 3h08 · Film

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Starring Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Jan Malmsjö, Ewa Fröling, Gunn Wållgren, Börje Ahlstedt, Anna Bergman, Kristina Adolphson, Erland Josephson, Mats Bergman

Ideal when you feel… Calm Curious Sad / low

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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