Advantages: A great film... Disadvantages: A long film...
...cinematic history. Without a doubt, Fanny and Alexander is the most touching film I've ever come across, the most haunting study of a young boy's troubled mind, and the most charming account of the life of one family.
Winner of Four Academy Awards (C), the full running time of Fanny And Alexander is well over 5 hours (yes, I said 5), and I'm not joking when I say that not one minute should be missed. If one film sums up all that is breathtaking, ... ...director Ingmar Bergman, then 1982's Fanny And Alexander is it. I'll explain.
The film takes place in a rural Swedish town over the time-span of one year, and follows the developing story of the extended Ekdahl family, seen through the eyes of the two children (the title characters Fanny and Alexander). Their loving parents are Oscar and Emilie Ekdahl, who are both well known and much loved local theatrical performers. After a raucous Christmas ...
alvy_singer 09.04.2005 (11.04.2005)
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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