Country
Italy
Date
Sep 09, 1983
Certification
14+
Note
Venice Film Festival
3h 8min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kristina Adolphson | Siri |
| Erland Josephson | Isak Jacobi |
| Mats Bergman | Aron Retzinsky |
| Jarl Kulle | Gustav Adolf Ekdahl |
| Allan Edwall | Oscar Ekdahl |
| Harriet Andersson | Justina |
| Gunnar Björnstrand | Filip Landahl |
| Stina Ekblad | Ismael Retzinsky |
| Pernilla August | Maj |
| Mona Malm | Alma Ekdahl |
| Christina Schollin | Lydia Ekdahl |
| Kerstin Tidelius | Henrietta Vergerus |
| Inga Ålenius | Lisen |
| Hugo Hasslo | Glee Singer |
| Kristian Almgren | Putte Ekdahl |
| Carl Billquist | Police Superintendent Jespersson |
| Axel Düberg | Witness to Bishop's Death |
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| Siv Ericks | Alida |
| Patricia Gélin | Statue |
| Majlis Granlund | Miss Vega |
| Maria Granlund | Petra Ekdahl |
| Eva von Hanno | Berta |
| Sonya Hedenbratt | Aunt Emma |
| Olle Hilding | Old Clergyman |
| Svea Holst | Miss Ester |
| Käbi Laretei | Aunt Anna von Bohlen |
| Lena Olin | Rosa |
| Gösta Prüzelius | Doctor Fürstenberg |
| Hans Strååt | Clergyman at Wedding |
| Emelie Werkö | Jenny Ekdahl |
| Marianne Aminoff | Blenda Vergérus |
| Mona Andersson | Karna |
| Hans Henrik Lerfeldt | Elsa Bergius |
| Marrit Ohlsson | Malla Tander |
| Nils Brandt | Mr. Morsing |
| Lars-Owe Carlberg | Glee Singer |
| Gus Dahlström | Props Man |
| Ernst Günther | Rector Magnificus |
| Heinz Hopf | Tomas Graal |
| Sune Mangs | Mr. Salenius |
| Peter Stormare | Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer |
| Maud Hyttenberg | Miss Sinclair |
| Sven-Erik Jacobsson | Glee Singer |
| Marianne Nielsen | Selma |
| Pernilla Wahlgren |
Genres
FantasyDramaMystery
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Fanny och Alexander |
| Lingua originale | svenska (SV) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Deutsch, svenska |
| Paesi di produzione | Sweden, Germany, France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Cinematograph AB, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, Gaumont, Personafilm, Tobis |
| Sito ufficiale | orionpictures.com |
| Data di uscita | 17 dicembre 1982 |
| Producer | Jörn Donner, Daniel Toscan du Plantier, Renzo Rossellini |
| Writer | Ingmar Bergman |
| Editors | Sylvia Ingemarsson |
| Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
| Asst. Directors | Ingmar Bergman |
| Camera Operators | Sven Nykvist |
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| Add. Photography | Sven Nykvist |
| Production Design | Anna Asp, Susanne Lingheim, Cecilia Iversen |
| Art Direction | Anna Asp, Susanne Lingheim, Cecilia Iversen |
| Set Decoration | Susanne Lingheim, Anna Asp, Cecilia Iversen |
| Special Effects | Bengt Lundgren |
| Composer | Benjamin Britten, Frans Helmerson, Robert Schumann, Daniel Bell, Marianne Jacobs, Björn Gunnarsson, Lasse Liljeholm, Owe Svensson, Bo Persson |
| Sound | Benjamin Britten, Frans Helmerson, Robert Schumann, Daniel Bell, Marianne Jacobs, Björn Gunnarsson, Lasse Liljeholm, Owe Svensson, Bo Persson |
| Costume Design | Marik Vos-Lundh, Barbro Holmbring, Leif Qviström, Anna-Lena Melin |
| Makeup | Barbro Holmbring, Leif Qviström, Anna-Lena Melin, Marik Vos-Lundh |
| Hairstyling | Barbro Holmbring, Leif Qviström, Anna-Lena Melin, Marik Vos-Lundh |
| Budget | 6.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 6.800.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Jun 17, 1983
Certification
R
Country
Czechia
Date
Jan 15, 2004
Certification
15+
Note
Projekt 100
Country
Greece
Date
Dec 19, 2019
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Dec 02, 2022
Certification
15
Note
Re-Release
Theatrical release
Country
Sweden
Date
Dec 17, 1982
Certification
11
Country
Denmark
Date
Jan 17, 1983
Certification
15
Country
Finland
Date
Jan 21, 1983
Certification
K-16
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Feb 16, 1983
Certification
15
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Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 03, 1983
Certification
12
Country
France
Date
Mar 09, 1983
Certification
12
Country
Portugal
Date
May 26, 1983
Certification
M/12
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 08, 1983
Certification
16
Country
Italy
Date
Dec 03, 1983
Country
Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1984
Certification
M
Country
XC
Date
Jun 01, 1986
Country
Spain
Date
May 21, 1989
Certification
12
Note
ICAA: 218584
Country
South Korea
Date
Nov 16, 1996
Certification
15
Country
Russia
Date
Jun 23, 2022
Certification
16+
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
Nov 08, 2011
Certification
R
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