Fanny and Alexander

Name: Fanny and Alexander
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984-12-25
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Ewa Fröling, Jarl Kulle, Börje Ahlstedt

ENDED1 Season4 Episodes★ 8.3

Fanny and Alexander is a drama series on SVT1 that ran from 1984 to 1985, ending after 1 season and 4 episodes.

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NetworkSVT1

First AiredDec 25, 1984

Last AiredJan 2, 1985

GenreDrama

Created ByIngmar Bergman

Original TitleFanny och Alexander

LanguageSwedish

CountrySweden

ProductionCinematograph AB, Gaumont, Personafilm

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.

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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

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 4 episodes

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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.

E1Episode 1

Dec 25, 198499m

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).

E2Episode 2

Dec 27, 198475m

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).

E3Episode 3

Dec 30, 198457m

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).

E4Episode 4

Jan 2, 198583m

Isak plots to rescue Fanny and Alexander from their stepfather. Contains the Fifth Act (The Demons) and the Epilogue.

About Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander is a drama series on SVT1. The show first aired on Dec 25, 1984 and currently has 1 season and 4 episodes. Fanny and Alexander has ended. It has a rating of 8.3/10 based on 152 votes. The cast includes Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Ewa Fröling, Jarl Kulle, Börje Ahlstedt. Created by Ingmar Bergman.