Event Details
Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman’s most sentimental and autobiographical work is set in turn-of-the-century Sweden and appropriately bathed in the candlelit interiors common of the era. Unfolding through the eyes of 10-year-old Alexander, a boy from a wealthy family that operates the town theater, the narrative spans seasons and holidays, marriages and deaths, with small moments of daily life punctuating childhood milestones. Originally conceived as a television miniseries of more than five hours, the final, 188-minute version allowed the visuals of two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Sven Nykvist (Fanny & Alexander was one of his wins) to be admired at a scale befitting this epic drama.
New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
1982 | 188 min. | Sweden/France/West Germany | Color | Swedish/German/Yiddish with English subtitles | Rated R | 35mm
DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Ingmar Bergman
PRODUCED BY: Jörn Donner
WITH: Kristina Adolphson, Börje Ahlstedt, Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin