Principal cast
Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Jan Malmsjö, Ewa Fröling and Gunn Wållgren
Film 207 of 498 on the Screen Path
Fanny and Alexander
About the film
Fanny and Alexander at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1982 film at stop 207 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Sven Nykvist (director of photography), Sylvia Ingemarsson (editor) and Anna Asp (art direction)
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Release
- 1982-12-17
- Runtime
- 188 minutes
- Genres
- Fantasy, Drama and Mystery
- Country
- Germany, France and Sweden
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
25 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Pernilla AllwinCharacter: Fanny Ekdahl
- Bertil GuveCharacter: Alexander Ekdahl
- Jan MalmsjöCharacter: Bishop Edvard Vergerus
- Ewa FrölingCharacter: Emilie Ekdahl
- Gunn WållgrenCharacter: Helena Ekdahl
- Börje AhlstedtCharacter: Carl Ekdahl
- Anna BergmanCharacter: Hanna Schwartz
- Kristina AdolphsonCharacter: Siri
- Erland JosephsonCharacter: Isak Jacobi
- Mats BergmanCharacter: Aron Retzinsky
- Jarl KulleCharacter: Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
- Allan EdwallCharacter: Oscar Ekdahl
Full crew
Full crew
- Ingmar BergmanCredits: Director, Writer
- Bengt LundgrenCredits: Special Effects
- Frans HelmersonCredits: Music
- Sven NykvistCredits: Director of Photography
- Benjamin BrittenCredits: Music
- Marianne JacobsCredits: Music
- Daniel BellCredits: Music
- Susanne LingheimCredits: Set Designer, Set Decoration
- Anna AspCredits: Set Designer, Art Direction
- Jörn DonnerCredits: Producer
- Robert SchumannCredits: Music
- Sylvia IngemarssonCredits: Editor
- Anna-Lena MelinCredits: Makeup Artist
- Björn GunnarssonCredits: Sound
- Owe SvenssonCredits: Sound
- Barbro HolmbringCredits: Makeup Artist
- Leif QviströmCredits: Makeup Artist
- Lasse LiljeholmCredits: Sound
- Bo PerssonCredits: Sound
- Cecilia IversenCredits: Painter
- Renzo RosselliniCredits: Co-Producer
- Marik Vos-LundhCredits: Costume Designer
- Daniel Toscan du PlantierCredits: Producer
- Ingrid BergmanCredits: Administration
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