Fanny and Alexander (1982)

Overview

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.

Cast

Pernilla Allwin

Fanny Ekdahl

Bertil Guve

Alexander Ekdahl

Jan Malmsjö

Bishop Edvard Vergerus

Ewa Fröling

Emilie Ekdahl

Gunn Wållgren

Helena Ekdahl

Börje Ahlstedt

Carl Ekdahl