Series
Fanny and Alexander
“Glowing, magnificent, enchanting.”
Drama
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.
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Seasons & episodes
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.
1Episode 125 Dec 1984 · 99m · ★ 7.5Young 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).
2Episode 227 Dec 1984 · 75m · ★ 7.5Alexander'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).
3Episode 330 Dec 1984 · 57m · ★ 7.5Alexander 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).
4Episode 42 Jan 1985 · 83m · ★ 7.5Isak plots to rescue Fanny and Alexander from their stepfather. Contains the Fifth Act (The Demons) and the Epilogue.
Details
- Created by
- Ingmar Bergman
- First aired
- 25 Dec 1984
- Last aired
- 2 Jan 1985
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- Swedish
- Network
- SVT1
- Episodes
- 4
- Votes
- 152 on TMDB
Cast
Pernilla AllwinFanny Ekdahl
Bertil GuveAlexander Ekdahl
Ewa FrölingEmilie Ekdahl
Jarl KulleGustav Adolf Ekdahl
Börje AhlstedtCarl Ekdahl
Gunn WållgrenHelena Ekdahl
Ernst GüntherRector Magnificus
Sune MangsMr. Salenius (Actor)
Pernilla WahlgrenEsmeralda
