1982 · 188 min · R

Fanny and Alexander

Name: Fanny and Alexander
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1982
Duration: 188 min
Cast: Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Jan Malmsjö, Ewa Fröling, Gunn Wållgren

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

Fanny and Alexander (1982) is a Fantasy film, directed by Ingmar Bergman set in Sweden during the 1900s, in winter. It runs 188 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of family & loyalty, power & corruption, and memory & nostalgia play out through multiple perspectives and frame narrative.

Cinematography

Sven Nykvist

Cast

Pernilla AllwinBertil GuveJan MalmsjöEwa FrölingGunn WållgrenBörje AhlstedtAnna BergmanKristina Adolphson

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Setting

When

Season

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Power & Corruption Memory & Nostalgia

Structure

Multiple Perspectives Frame Narrative

Tone

MelancholicBleakHopefulSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleChild Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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