Fanny and Alexander
“Glowing, magnificent, enchanting.”
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.
Details
First Aired: 12/25/1984
Languages: English, German, Swedish, Yiddish
Created by: Ingmar Bergman
Type: Miniseries
Production
SVT1Companies: Cinematograph AB, Gaumont, Personafilm, SVT Drama, Svenska Filminstitutet
Countries: Germany, France, Sweden
Where to watch · DK
Videos
Seasons
Miniseries
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.
Specials
3 episodes
