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Part comedy and part ghost story. Set in a rural Swedish town in 1907, tells the story of one year in the lives of the colorful Ekdahl family. It's a turn-of-the-century Christmas in a Swedish village, and ten-year-old Alexander and his eight-year-old sister Fanny are enjoying the holiday. Litt...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Fanny och Alexander (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM Home Entertainment Inc, Cinematograph AB (Firm), Svenska filminstitutet, MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-2007, Allwin, Pernilla, 1971-, Guve, Bertil, 1971-, Fröling, Ewa, 1952-, Josephson, Erland, 1923-2012, Malmsjö, Jan, 1932-, Wållgren, Gunn, 1913-1983, Bell, Daniel, 1928-
Format: Video VHS
Language:Swedish
Language Notes:In Swedish with English subtitles. Credits in English.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif : MGM Home Entertainment, [1999]
Series:World films (MGM Home Entertainment Inc.)
Subjects:
Brothers and sisters > Sweden > Drama.
Families > Sweden > Drama.
Remarriage > Sweden > Drama.
Sweden > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Swedish.
Motion pictures, German.
Feature films.
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Summary:Part comedy and part ghost story. Set in a rural Swedish town in 1907, tells the story of one year in the lives of the colorful Ekdahl family. It's a turn-of-the-century Christmas in a Swedish village, and ten-year-old Alexander and his eight-year-old sister Fanny are enjoying the holiday. Little do they know that this is to be their last lavish holiday. Their father dies and their mother marries a villainous bishop who whisks them off to his austere castle. Lonely and isolated, the children are miserable, longing for the life they left behind. An old family friend wields some special magic to spirit the children on an adventurous journey home.
Item Description:Originally produced in Sweden as motion picture in 1982 under title: Fanny och Alexander.
Motion picture produced by Cinematograph for the Swedish Film Institute [and others]. Video version presented by MGM/UA Home Video.
Digital video transfer.
Formatted to fit TV screen.
Pt. 1 preceded by a brief advertising segment (approximately 3 min.), not included in running time.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videocassettes (192 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS Hi-fi.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1983: Best Foreign Language Film (Sweden), Best Cinematography (Sven Nykvist), Best Art Direction (Anna Asp), Best Costume Design (Marik Vos)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Sylvia Ingemarrson ; music, Daniel Bell.
ISBN:0792840240