Fanny and Alexander

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Pernilla Allwin Fanny Ekdahl

Bertil Guve Alexander Ekdahl

Jan Malmsjö Bishop Edvard Vergerus

Ewa Fröling Emilie Ekdahl

Gunn Wållgren Helena Ekdahl