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Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Fanny and Alexander (1982/1983) follows two siblings growing up in an upper-class family in early 20th-century Sweden. Starring Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Gunn Wållgren and Jan Malmsjö, the film explores family life, grief, imagination and the clash between freedom and strict authority. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Foreign Language Film, and is widely regarded as one of Bergmans most celebrated works. Från IMDB: Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.
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Fanny and Alexander (1982)
188 min
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.