Fanny and Alexander
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.
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $7M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Fanny and Alexander returned 1.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $7M
- Release date
- Dec 17, 1982
- Runtime
- 3h 8m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- Germany, France
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