Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander

ENDED1 Seasons4 Episodes8.3
NetworkSVT1
First AiredDec 25, 1984
Last AiredJan 2, 1985
GenreDrama
Created ByIngmar Bergman

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.

Cast

Pernilla Allwin
Pernilla Allwin
Fanny Ekdahl
Bertil Guve
Bertil Guve
Alexander Ekdahl
Ewa Fröling
Ewa Fröling
Emilie Ekdahl
Jarl Kulle
Jarl Kulle
Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
Börje Ahlstedt
Börje Ahlstedt
Carl Ekdahl
Gunn Wållgren
Gunn Wållgren
Helena Ekdahl
Ernst Günther
Ernst Günther
Rector Magnificus
Sune Mangs
Sune Mangs
Mr. Salenius (Actor)
Pernilla Wahlgren
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.
Episode 1
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).
Episode 2
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).
Episode 3
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).
Episode 4
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 after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 8.3/10 based on 147 votes. The cast includes Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Ewa Fröling, Jarl Kulle, Börje Ahlstedt. Created by Ingmar Bergman.

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