Full disclosure, I watched the theatrical version, which may have contributed to the qualms I had with the film dragging a bit and not feeling fleshed out enough. With Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Kristina Adolphson, Börje Ahlstedt. Fanny and Alexander tackles a lot in its runtime. 1,484 films watched. Favorites: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 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. And I mean a lot! Ben uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Svevan uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 1,824 films watched. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. Bio: Director, writer, editor In particular, I found myself getting bored at the more religion centric ideas as I was not raised religious or will ever be.

Favorites: Princess Mononoke (1997), Fanny and Alexander (1984), The Great Dictator (1940), Ikiru (1952).
Directed by Ingmar Bergman. ‎Fanny and Alexander (1984) • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden. Two young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls.