Fanny and Alexander

Glowing, magnificent, enchanting.

8.319841 season

Drama

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.

Where to Watch

Filmin

Criterion Channel

Cast

Pernilla Allwin

Fanny Ekdahl

Bertil Guve

Alexander Ekdahl

Ewa Fröling

Emilie Ekdahl

Jarl Kulle

Gustav Adolf Ekdahl

Börje Ahlstedt

Carl Ekdahl

Gunn Wållgren

Helena Ekdahl

Ernst Günther

Rector Magnificus

Sune Mangs

Mr. Salenius (Actor)

Pernilla Wahlgren

Esmeralda

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Episodes

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Episode 1

1984-12-25 · 99m

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 the First Act (The Ekhdal Family Celebrates Christmas).

Episode 2

1984-12-27 · 75m

Alexander's family is torn apart by the death of his father, and his mother's subsequent marriage to the icy priest Edvard Vergérus. 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 Second Act (The Wraith) and the Third Act (The Breakup).

Episode 3

1984-12-30 · 57m

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 (The Summer's Events).