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Fanny and Alexander

  • 1982
  • TMDB 7.8/10
  • 3h 8m

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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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.

Cast

  • Pernilla AllwinFanny Ekdahl
  • Bertil GuveAlexander Ekdahl
  • Jan MalmsjöBishop Edvard Vergérus
  • Ewa FrölingEmilie Ekdahl
  • Gunn WållgrenHelena Ekdahl
  • Börje AhlstedtCarl Ekdahl
  • Anna BergmanHanna Schwartz
  • Kristina AdolphsonSiri

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