Fanny and Alexander (1982) ( Fanny och Alexander ) ( Fanny et Alexandre )

Fanny and Alexander (1982) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Fanny och Alexander
Alternate Title: Fanny et Alexandre
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Ceasar Awards
David Donatello Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Hebrew ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
183 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1982 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Ingmar Bergman

Written By:
Ingmar Bergman

Actors:
Pernilla Allwin ..... Ekdahlska huset - Fanny Ekdahl
Bertil Guve ..... Ekdahlska huset - Alexander Ekdahl
Börje Ahlstedt ..... Ekdahlska huset - Carl Ekdahl
Allan Edwall ..... Ekdahlska huset - Oscar Ekdahl
Ewa Fröling ..... Ekdahlska huset - Emilie Ekdahl
Gunn Wållgren ..... Ekdahlska huset - Helena Ekdahl (as Gun Wållgren)
Jarl Kulle ..... Ekdahlska huset - Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
Jan Malmsjö ..... Biskopsgården - Bishop Edvard Vergerus
Christina Schollin ..... Ekdahlska huset - Lydia Ekdahl
Kerstin Tidelius ..... Biskopsgården - Henrietta Vergerus
Emelie Werkö ..... Ekdahlska huset - Jenny Ekdahl
Marianne Aminoff ..... Biskopsgården - Blenda Vergérus
Sonya Hedenbratt ..... Ekdahlska huset - Aunt Emma
Svea Holst ..... Ekdahlska huset - Miss Ester
Kristina Adolphson ..... Ekdahlska huset - Siri

Synopsis:

Though he made allusions to his own life in all of his films, Fanny and Alexander was the first overtly autobiographical film by Ingmar Bergman. Taking his time throughout (188 minutes to be exact), Bergman recreates several episodes from his youth, using as conduits the fictional Ekdahl family. Alexander, the director's alter ego, is first seen at age 10 at a joyous and informal Christmas gathering of relatives and servants. Fanny is Alexander's sister; both suffer an emotional shakedown when their recently-widowed mother (Ewa Froling) marries a cold and distant minister. Stripped of their creature comforts and relaxed family atmosphere, Fanny and Alexander suddenly find their childhood unendurable. The kids' grandmother (Gunn Wallgren) "kidnaps" Fanny and Alexander for the purpose of showering them with the first kindness and affection that they've had since their father's death. This "purge" of the darker elements of Fanny and Alexander's existence is accomplished at the unintentional (but applaudable) cost of the hated stepfather's life. Ingmar Bergman insisted that Fanny and Alexander, originally a multipart television series pared down to feature-film length, represented his final film, though within a year after its release he was busy with several additional Swedish TV projects, and he returned to make one more theatrical release movie before his death - the 2003 Saraband. Oscars went to Fanny and Alexander for Best Foreign Film, Best Cinematography (Sven Nykvist), Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction/Set Decoration.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 16 March, 2009.

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