Fanny and Alexander (1982)

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

1982-12-17 Sweden, Germany, France 188 Min. PG-13
7.8 758 votes

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 Allwin is Fanny Ekdahl
Fanny Ekdahl
Bertil Guve is Alexander Ekdahl
Alexander Ekdahl
Jan Malmsjö is Bishop Edvard Vergerus
Bishop Edvard Vergerus
Börje Ahlstedt is Carl Ekdahl
Carl Ekdahl
Anna Bergman is Hanna Schwartz
Hanna Schwartz
Gunn Wållgren is Helena Ekdahl
Helena Ekdahl
Erland Josephson is Isak Jacobi
Isak Jacobi
Mats Bergman is Aron Retzinsky
Aron Retzinsky
Jarl Kulle is Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
Allan Edwall is Oscar Ekdahl
Oscar Ekdahl
Ewa Fröling is Emilie Ekdahl
Emilie Ekdahl