Fanny and Alexander
"Glowing, magnificent, enchanting"
Plot Summary
Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden.
Cast & Characters
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Seasons (2)
Miniseries
4 episodes
Aired: 1984
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.
Production
Tobis Film
Cinematograph AB
Gaumont
Personafilm
SVT Drama
Svenska Filminstitutet