
Fanny and Alexander
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- 1982
- 188 min
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(4.67 / 3 votes)Mother?
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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 b*tch...
"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
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,
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 thick walls of this playhouse.
And I'm fond of the people
who work in this little world.
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...
A few brief seconds where they can
forget the harsh world out there.
Our theatre is a little...
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.
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