Fanny and Alexander (5-Disc Set) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Director Ingmar Bergman had intended FANNY AND ALEXANDER to be his final theatrical film and a summing-up of sorts of his entire cinematic career. (It was followed by 1984?s AFTER THE REHEARSAL, which was also made for Swedish television and subsequently released theatrically abroad.) FANNY AND ALEXANDER is the story of two children belonging to a wealthy, extensive theatrical family in provincial Sweden in the early years of the 20th century--10-year-old Alexander (Bertil Guve) and his younger sister, Fanny (Pernilla Alwin). When their father dies unexpectedly during a performance and their mother decides to remarry, the children are forced to relocate to the austere (and possibly haunted) home of their stern and rather coldhearted stepfather, Bishop Vergerus (Jan Malmsjö). A means of escape is eventually provided by Isak Jacobi (Erland Josephson), a longtime friend of the Ekdahl family's who seems to possess magical powers. In this somewhat autobiographical movie--which was filmed in the director?s hometown of Uppsala--the gifted, precocious Alexander is a stand-in for Bergman himself, who had a problematic relationship with his own father, a strict clergyman. At once festive, spooky, and bawdy--and uncharacteristically life-affirming--FANNY AND ALEXANDER is one of Bergman?s most universally appealing and accessible works.

"...A sustained triumph..." - John, Pym (Sight and Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 03/01/1983

"Even as you watch [FANNY & ALEXANDER]...,it has that quality of enchantment that usually attaches only to the best movies in retrospect....Big, dark, beautiful, generous..." - Vincent, Canby (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 06/17/1983

Included in The New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1983" - Vincent, Canby (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 12/25/1983

"...A sumptuously produced period piece that is also a rich tapestry of childhood memoirs..." - Kell. (Variety Film Critic), Variety, 12/22/1982

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Product Title:	Fanny and Alexander (5-Disc Set) (US Version) Fanny and Alexander (5-Disc Set) (US Version) Fanny and Alexander (5-Disc Set) (US Version) Fanny and Alexander (5-Disc Set) (US Version) Fanny and Alexander (5-Disc Set) (US Version)
Also known as:	Fanny & Alexander Fanny & Alexander Fanny & Alexander Fanny & Alexander Fanny & Alexander
Director:	Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ｉｎｇｍａｒ Ｂｅｒｇｍａｎ Ingmar Bergman
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Release Date:	2004-11-16
UPC Code:	037429197622
Language:	English, SWEDISH
Subtitles:	English
Country of Origin:	Sweden
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Home Vision
Other Information:	5 DVDs
Package Weight:	521 (g)
Shipment Unit:	3 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004390615

Director: Ingmar Bergman

DVD Features:

Notes: Contains the original 312 minute television version of the film as well as the U.S. theatrical version.

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5-Disc Set
Widescreen - 1.66
RSDL
Audio:
Monaural - Swedish
Monaural - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Peter Cowie - Film Historian
Production Interviews - 1. Jorn Donner - Producer
2. Katinka Farago - Production Manager
3. Anna Asp - Art Director
4. Peter Schildt - Assistant Director
5. Bertil Guve - Star
6. Ewa Froling - Star
7. Pernilla August - Star
8. Erland Josephson - Star
Documentary - 1. THE MAKING OF FANNY AND ALEXANDER
2. INGMAR BERGMAN BIDS FAREWELL TO FILM
Trailers
Introductions
Text/Photo Gallery:
Additional Text - 1. Essay By Novelist Rick Moody
Stills Gallery
Costume Sketches