Fanny and Alexander (1982)
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.
Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
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
- Anna Bergman — Hanna Schwartz
- Kristina Adolphson — Siri
- Erland Josephson — Isak Jacobi
- Mats Bergman — Aron Retzinsky
- Jarl Kulle — Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
- Allan Edwall — Oscar Ekdahl
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