Fanny and Alexander

Synopsis: It's the early twentieth century Sweden. Adolescent siblings Alexander and Fanny Ekdahl lead a relatively joyous and exuberant life with their well-off extended paternal family, led by the family matriarch, their grandmother, Helena Ekdahl. The openness of the family culture is exemplified by Helena's now deceased husband ending up becoming best friends with one of her lovers, a Jewish puppet maker named Isak Jacobi, and their Uncle Gustav Adolf's open liaison with one of the family maids, Maj, who everyone in the family adores, even Gustav Adolf's wife, Alma. Between the siblings, Alexander in particular has inherited the family's love of storytelling, his parents and his grandmother who are actors and who manage their own theater. Things change for Alexander and Fanny when their father, Oscar, dies shortly after Christmas 1907. Although she truly does believe she loves him, the children's mother, Emilie, decides to marry Bishop Edvard Vergérus, who she first met as the officiate at O

Genre: Drama

Director(s): Ingmar Bergman

Actors: Kristina Adolphson, Börje Ahlstedt, Pernilla Allwin, Kristian Almgren

Production: Embassy Pictures Corporation

Won 4 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 10 nominations.


IMDB:: 8.1
Metacritic:: 100
Rotten Tomatoes:: 100%

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: R
Year:: 1982
: 188 min
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Mother?
Alexander... What is it?
Would you like
to play cards before dinner?
FANNY AND ALEXANDER
This will be
our forty-third Christmas together.
- My dear Ester, is that true?
- Yes, 43 Christmases.
- Well, well, who'd have thought it?
- Yes, it's strange.
Dear Ester...
- Good evening, Mrs Ekdahl.
- Good evening, girls.
Alida, you may
go in to the other girls.
- Why are you so sullen?
- I'm not sullen.
- You're sullen every Christmas.
- I don't know what you mean.
You're sullen, and that's that!
Old bitch...
"Worthy Joseph, do not fear
Thy angel is thee ever near
I come in haste to bring thee word
From thy creator and thy God
Mary and the child now wake
And quickly into safety take
Herod with his murdering hand
Threatens every man-child
in this land
All this I have noted well
And shall do as you foretell
Praised be God upon his throne
Who thus protects my only son
Thus, good people, ends our play
It all ends well this holy day
The son of God, saved from the sword
Is our Saviour, Christ, the Lord
We know that in his mercy mild
He guards
every woman, man and child
A time of joyous Christmas cheer
We wish to all, both far and near
Let no one into darkness fall
A Merry Christmas one and all!"
By tradition, the Ekdahl family treats
the company to a Christmas party.
The guests are rather a mixed lot,
quite different than the class
of people who dine here.
Nevertheless, refrain from displays
of priggishness and disapproval.
I expect a spirit of generosity,
warmth, and helpfulness.
Have I made myself clear?
Alma and Petra, take the hamper.
I'll take the punch bowl.
Are we ready?
Forward march!
Come, Carlchen. We mustn't
disappoint Mama again and be late.
Come along...
Hurry up now. Come on.
Come with me...
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Oscar!
Please, help yourselves!
Go ahead... Don't be shy!
My dear friends...
For twenty-two years,
in the capacity of theatre manager,
I have stood before you
and held a Christmas speech.
In spite of my lack of talent...
...in that department.
Particularly
when compared to my father,
who was brilliant at making speeches.
And who...
My sole talent,
if you can call it a talent in my case,
is that I love this little world.
The little world inside
the thick walls of this playhouse.
And I'm fond of the people
who work in this little world.
The outside world is bigger,
and occasionally this little world
succeeds in reflecting the bigger one.
Helping us to understand it
a little bit better.
Or perhaps we give
the people who come here
the opportunity
to forget it for a while...
...for a brief second or two.
A few brief seconds where they can
forget the harsh world out there.
Our theatre is a little...
...a small space filled
with orderliness, conscientiousness...
...and love.
I really don't know why I feel...
...so comically solemn this evening.
When you have
given Ismael his dinner,
put out the lights in the shop
and lock the door.
I have the key with me.
- Good night, Aron.
- Good night, Uncle Isak.
Oh, Isak...
Merry Christmas.
I can't imagine where everyone is,
they should have been here ages ago.
I expect Oscar
is making a long, dull speech.
- I think I can hear them out front.
- Ester, bring me my furs.
Here comes my family.
Merry Christmas, Grandmama.
Merry Christmas.
Dear Mama, you look radiant.
Lovely...
What is it, my sweet?
Aunt Emma, how nice to see you.
Welcome, Aunt Emma.
The only question
is where Carl and Lydia could be.
- Maybe they mistook the hour.
- Christmas dinner is always at 4:30.
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Ingmar Bergman

Ernst Ingmar Bergman (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɪŋmar ˈbærjman] ( listen); 14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish director, writer, and producer who worked in film, television, theatre and radio. Considered to be among the most accomplished and influential filmmakers of all time, Bergman's renowned works include Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), The Silence (1963), Persona (1966), Cries and Whispers (1972), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), and Fanny and Alexander (1982). Bergman directed over sixty films and documentaries for cinematic release and for television, most of which he also wrote. He also directed over 170 plays. From 1953, he forged a powerful creative partnership with his full-time cinematographer Sven Nykvist. Among his company of actors were Harriet and Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erland Josephson, Ingrid Thulin and Max von Sydow. Most of his films were set in Sweden, and numerous films from Through a Glass Darkly (1961) onward were filmed on the island of Fårö. His work often deals with death, illness, faith, betrayal, bleakness and insanity. Philip French referred to Bergman as "one of the greatest artists of the 20th century [...] he found in literature and the performing arts a way of both recreating and questioning the human condition." Mick LaSalle argued, "Like Virginia Woolf and James Joyce in literature, Ingmar Bergman strove to capture and illuminate the mystery, ecstasy and fullness of life, by concentrating on individual consciousness and essential moments." more…

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