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Fanny and Alexander
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Fanny and Alexander
Theatrical VersionStreaming Options
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
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Fanny and Alexander: The Television Version
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. Ingmar Bergman intended Fanny and Alexander as his swan song, and it is the legendary director’s warmest and most autobiographical film, a four-time Academy Award–winning triumph that combines his trademark melancholy and emotional intensity with immense joy and sensuality. Ingmar Bergman described Fanny and Alexander as “the sum total of my life as a filmmaker.” And in this, the full-length (312-minute) version of his triumphant valediction, his vision is expressed at its fullest.
Fanny and Alexander: The Theatrical Version
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. Ingmar Bergman intended Fanny and Alexander as his swan song, and it is the legendary director’s warmest and most autobiographical film, a four-time Academy Award–winning triumph that combines his trademark melancholy and emotional intensity with immense joy and sensuality.
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
The Making of Fanny and Alexander is a fascinating look at the creation of a masterpiece. Directed by Ingmar Bergman himself, this feature-length documentary chronicles the methods of one of cinema’s true luminaries as he labors to realize his crowning production. Featuring Bergman at work with many of his longtime collaborators—including cinematographer Sven Nykvist and actors Erland Josephson, Gunnar Björnstrand, and Harriet Andersson—The Making of Fanny and Alexander is a witty and revealing portrait of a virtuoso filmmaker.
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- A Bergman Tapestry, a new documentary featuring exclusive interviews with cast and crew
- Audio commentary featuring film scholar Peter Cowie
- Ingmar Bergman Bids Farewell to Film, a conversation between Ingmar Bergman and film critic Nils Petter Sundgren recorded for Swedish television in 1984
- Theatrical trailer
- Stills gallery
- Costume sketches
- Footage of the models for the film’s sets
- Rare introductions by Bergman to eleven of his films
- A selection of Bergman theatrical trailers