Fanny and Alexander

• 1982/12/17
• 3h 08 min
• Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

• Tags: 20th century, bishop, child abuse, child prodigy, christmas, criterion, dramatic, dying and death, dysfunctional family, early 1900s, family chronicle, funeral, ghost, hamlet, harsh, hopeful, loss of loved one, shocking, sibling relationship, suspenseful, sweden, theatre group, turn of the century, wonder

• Ratings: M 15+ 15 K-16 12 16 12 M/12 16+ 15 12 11 15 R

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.

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