Fanny & Alexander /
Told through the eyes of Alexander and his sister Fanny, we see the exuberant and colorful Ekdahl household in a Swedish town early in the twentieth century. Their parents, Oscar and Emilie, are the director and the leading lady of the local theatre company. Oscar's mother and brother are its c...
| Uniform Title: | Fanny och Alexander (Motion picture). |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Swedish English |
| Language Notes: | In Swedish with new and improved optional English subtitles; optional English-dubbed soundtrack. |
| Published: |
Irvington, NY :
Criterion Collection,
[2004]
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| Edition: | Theatrical version. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
263. |
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| Summary: | Told through the eyes of Alexander and his sister Fanny, we see the exuberant and colorful Ekdahl household in a Swedish town early in the twentieth century. Their parents, Oscar and Emilie, are the director and the leading lady of the local theatre company. Oscar's mother and brother are its chief patrons. After Oscar's early death, his widow marries the bishop and moves with her children to his austere and forbidding chancery. The children are immediately miserable, but befriend a local Jewish merchant whose odd household becomes the children's refuge. |
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| Item Description: | "Director-approved double-disc set"--Container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1982. A foreign film (Sweden/Federal Republic of Germany)--Film Index International. Dual layer. Aspect ratio 1.66:1; enhanced for 16:9 televisions. New, restored high-definition digital transfer Special features: disc 1. Audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie ; Original theatrical trailer -- disc 2. Bergman video introductions, made for Swedish television ; A selection of theatrical trailers -- A new essay by novelist Rick Moody. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (approximately 188 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert ([12] folded pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Format: | DVD-9; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| 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: | Cinematography, Sven Nykvist ; art director, Anna Asp ; editor, Sylvia Ingemarsson ; music, Daniel Bell, Frans Helmerson, Marianne Jacobs ; costume designer, Marik Vos. |
| ISBN: | 0780029437 |