Fanny and Alexander
“Glowing, magnificent, enchanting.”
Original title: Fanny och Alexander
Creator
Ingmar Bergman
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.
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Country
Sweden
Status
Ended
Cast
Pernilla Allwin
Fanny Ekdahl · 4 eps
Bertil Guve
Alexander Ekdahl · 4 eps
Ewa Fröling
Emilie Ekdahl · 4 eps
Börje Ahlstedt
Carl Ekdahl · 4 eps
Jarl Kulle
Gustav Adolf Ekdahl · 4 eps
Sune Mangs
Mr. Salenius (Actor) · 4 eps
Ernst Günther
Rector Magnificus · 4 eps
Gunn Wållgren
Helena Ekdahl · 4 eps
Pernilla Wahlgren
Esmeralda · 4 eps
Allan Edwall
Oscar Ekdahl · 3 eps
Jan Malmsjö
Bishop Edvard Vergerus · 2 eps
Peter Stormare
Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer · 1 eps
Lena Olin
Rosa · 1 eps
Erland Josephson
Isak Jacobi · 2 eps
Harriet Andersson
Justina · 2 eps
Kerstin Tidelius
Henrietta Vergeus · 2 eps
Reviews
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★★★★★
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Trailer
Official trailer
Fanny and Alexander
Where to Watch
Streaming
Criterion Episode Guide
1
Episode 1
Young Alexander glimpses the supernatural before the scattered branches of his family gather at his grandmother's house for a traditional Christmas party. Contains the Prologue and the First Act (The Ekhdal Family Celebrates Christmas).
2
Episode 2
Alexander's family is torn apart by the death of his father, and his mother's subsequent marriage to the icy priest Edvard Vergérus. Fanny and Alexander continue to suffer at the hands of their cruel stepfather while a series of ghosts pay visits to the living. Contains the Second Act (The Wraith) and the Third Act (The Breakup).
3
Episode 3
Alexander makes up a story about his stepfather for which he gets brutally punished. Meanwhile Helena discusses with Gustav about his intentions for Maj. Contains the Fourth Act (The Summer's Events).
4
Episode 4
Isak plots to rescue Fanny and Alexander from their stepfather. Contains the Fifth Act (The Demons) and the Epilogue.
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