Glowing, magnificent, enchanting
Original title
Fanny och Alexander
Released
12/25/1984
Origin country
SE
Genre
Drama
Production companies
Gaumont, SVT Drama, Svenska Filminstitutet, Cinematograph AB, Personafilm, Tobis Film
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
4
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.
Young Alexander glimpses the supernatural before the scattered branches of his family gather at his grandmother's house for a traditional Christmas party. Contains the Prologue and First Act.
Alexander's family is torn apart by the death of his father and his mother's subsequent marriage to the icy priest Edvard Vergérus. Contains the Second Act.
Fanny and Alexander continue to suffer at the hands of their cruel stepfather while a series of ghosts pay visits to the living. Contains the Third Act.
Alexander makes up a story about his stepfather for which he gets brutally punished. Meanwhile Helena discusses with Gustav about his intentions for Maj. Contains the Fourth Act.
Isak plots to rescue Fanny and Alexander from their stepfather. Contains the Fifth Act and Epilogue.
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