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Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Fanny and Alexander Ekdahl belong to a prosperous theatrical family in Uppsala at the beginning of the twentieth century. Oskar Ekdahl, their father, falls ill during the Christmas season and passes away, leaving their mother Emilie devastated. Shortly afterwards she marries Edvard Vergerus, a rigid and demanding bishop. The two children are deeply unhappy in their cheerless new home – especially the imaginative and stubborn Alexander, who constantly butts heads with his new stepfather. Isak, a Jewish antique shop owner and longtime friend of the Ekdahl family, agrees to help with a risky scheme to rescue the children and return them to the Ekdahl family residence.
| Country | Sweden, France |
|---|---|
| Year | 1982 |
| Duration | 188 min |
| Rating | 16 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Screenplay | Ingmar Bergman |
| Director of Photography | Sven Nykvist |
| Music | Daniel Bell |
| Edited by | Sylvia Ingemarsson |
| Contact | Film Europe |
Biography
A film, theater and radio director, writer, playwright, and one of the most significant filmmakers of the 20th century. From his internationally-acclaimed works, we'll mention The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan, 1960), Through a Glass Darkly (Sasom i en spegel, 1961) and Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander, 1982) – all three Oscar-winners.