Fanny and Alexander

(1982)

★ 9 IMDb · 909 votes

Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

Year: 1982

Runtime: 188 min

Country: Sweden, Germany, France

Director: Ингмар Бергман

Cast: Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Jan Malmsjö, Ewa Fröling, Gunn Wållgren

Plot

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.