Fanny and Alexander
- released:1982-12-17
- genres: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
- duration:188m
- casts: Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Jan Malmsjö, Börje Ahlstedt, Anna Bergman
- Country: Sweden, Germany, France
- Production: Cinematograph AB, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, Gaumont, Personafilm, Tobis
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.