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Fanny and Alexander: Episode 1 (1982)
In the turn of the 20th century Sweden, the Ekdahl family celebrates Christmas.
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Cast
No Cast Information Available.
4:30
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Fanny and Alexander: Episode 2 (1982)
TV-14
After the unexpected death of their father, Fanny and Alexander's mother remarries.
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Cast
No Cast Information Available.
"....Bergman intended Fanny and Alexander to be his final picture before retiring, and his script is semi-autobiographical. The characters Alexander, Fanny and stepfather Edvard are based on himself, his sister Margareta and his father Erik Bergman, respectively. .....
The production was originally conceived as a television miniseries and cut in that version, spanning 312 minutes; a 188-minute cut version was created later for cinematic release, although this version was in fact the one to be released first. The television version has since been released as a complete film, and both versions have been shown in theaters throughout the world.....
The complete version runs 312 minutes.[93] It was released in Swedish theatres in 1983,[94] and screened at the 40th Venice International Film Festival in September 1983.[f] It subsequently aired as a miniseries on Sveriges Television in four segments, and five episodes of unequal length at Bergman's demand...
.....Vincent Canby's contemporary review in The New York Times described it a "big, dark, beautiful, generous family chronicle"; Canby also praised the cast as "uniformly excellent".[12]
Roger Ebert awarded it four stars, assessing it as "a big, exciting, ambitious film", relatable to audiences though more specific in its story than Bergman's prior studies of faith and sex,[110] and named it the 4th best film of 1983.[111]
Variety staff called it "a sumptuously produced period piece" blending "elegance with intimacy".[112] For The Washington Post, Rita Kempley found the story more cheerful than past Bergman productions, highlighting Ewa Fröling and comparing her to Liv Ullmann...."
see all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_and_Alexander
(loved the shorter version TCM has shown several times,
so curious to see longer mini-series to see what was cut)
