Fanny and Alexander Box Set

Fanny and Alexander Box Set

$59.98

  • Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden. Ingmar Bergman intended Fanny and Alexander as his swan song, and it is the legendary director’s warmest and most autobiographical film, a four-time Academy Award–winning triumph that combines his trademark melancholy and emotional intensity with immense joy and sensuality. The Criterion Collection is proud to present both the theatrical release and the original five-hour television version of this great work. Also included in the box set is Bergman’s own feature-length documentary The Making of “Fanny and Alexander,” a unique glimpse into his creative process.

    • Cast: Gunn Wållgren, Gunn W llgren, Börje Ahlstedt, Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Allan Edwall
    • Format: Blu-ray
    • More Information: Color
    • Number of Discs: 3
    • Region: 1
    • Run Time: 5 1/3 hrs
    • SKU: 23501
    • Subtitles: SDH

  • Eloquent Ingmar Bergman portrayal of two children in 1900s Sweden whose carefree lives are thrown into turmoil when their actor father suddenly dies and their mother remarries a stern minister. Ewa Froling, Erland Josephson, Pernilla Allwin, and Bertil Guve star; cinematography by Sven Nykvist. Special edition three-disc set includes the original television miniseries and the theatrical version; 5 1/3 hrs./188 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Swedish PCM mono, English PCM mono (theatrical version only); Subtitles: English; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; interviews; photo gallery; more. In Swedish with English subtitles/Dubbed in English (theatrical version only).

    • FILMS IN THIS SET

      Fanny and Alexander: Theatrical Version 1982
      Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden. Ingmar Bergman intended Fanny and Alexander as his swan song, and it is the director’s warmest and most autobiographical film, an Academy Award–winning triumph that combines his trademark melancholy and emotional intensity with immense joy and sensuality. Bergman described Fanny and Alexander as “the sum total of my life as a filmmaker.”


      Fanny and Alexander: Television Version 1983
      Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden. Ingmar Bergman intended Fanny and Alexander as his swan song, and it is the director’s warmest and most autobiographical film, an Academy Award–winning triumph that combines his trademark melancholy and emotional intensity with immense joy and sensuality. Bergman described Fanny and Alexander, presented here in both the theatrical and the five-hour television versions, as “the sum total of my life as a filmmaker.” And in this, the full-length (312-minute) version of his triumphant valediction, his vision is expressed at its fullest.

      The Making of Fanny and Alexander 1982
      The Making of Fanny and Alexander is a fascinating look at the creation of a masterpiece. Directed by Ingmar Bergman himself, this feature-length documentary chronicles the methods of one of cinema’s true luminaries as he labors to realize his crowning production. Featuring Bergman at work with many of his longtime collaborators—including cinematographer Sven Nykvist and actors Erland Josephson, Gunnar Björnstrand, and Harriet Andersson—The Making of Fanny and Alexander is a witty and revealing portrait of a virtuoso filmmaker.Bilge Ebiri

    • Additional info

      • Cast: Gunn Wållgren, Gunn W llgren, Börje Ahlstedt, Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Allan Edwall
      • Format: Blu-ray
      • More Information: Color
      • Number of Discs: 3
      • Region: 1
      • Run Time: 5 1/3 hrs
      • SKU: 23501
      • Subtitles: SDH

    • Details

      Eloquent Ingmar Bergman portrayal of two children in 1900s Sweden whose carefree lives are thrown into turmoil when their actor father suddenly dies and their mother remarries a stern minister. Ewa Froling, Erland Josephson, Pernilla Allwin, and Bertil Guve star; cinematography by Sven Nykvist. Special edition three-disc set includes the original television miniseries and the theatrical version; 5 1/3 hrs./188 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Swedish PCM mono, English PCM mono (theatrical version only); Subtitles: English; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; interviews; photo gallery; more. In Swedish with English subtitles/Dubbed in English (theatrical version only).

      • FILMS IN THIS SET

        Fanny and Alexander: Theatrical Version 1982
        Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden. Ingmar Bergman intended Fanny and Alexander as his swan song, and it is the director’s warmest and most autobiographical film, an Academy Award–winning triumph that combines his trademark melancholy and emotional intensity with immense joy and sensuality. Bergman described Fanny and Alexander as “the sum total of my life as a filmmaker.”


        Fanny and Alexander: Television Version 1983
        Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden. Ingmar Bergman intended Fanny and Alexander as his swan song, and it is the director’s warmest and most autobiographical film, an Academy Award–winning triumph that combines his trademark melancholy and emotional intensity with immense joy and sensuality. Bergman described Fanny and Alexander, presented here in both the theatrical and the five-hour television versions, as “the sum total of my life as a filmmaker.” And in this, the full-length (312-minute) version of his triumphant valediction, his vision is expressed at its fullest.

        The Making of Fanny and Alexander 1982
        The Making of Fanny and Alexander is a fascinating look at the creation of a masterpiece. Directed by Ingmar Bergman himself, this feature-length documentary chronicles the methods of one of cinema’s true luminaries as he labors to realize his crowning production. Featuring Bergman at work with many of his longtime collaborators—including cinematographer Sven Nykvist and actors Erland Josephson, Gunnar Björnstrand, and Harriet Andersson—The Making of Fanny and Alexander is a witty and revealing portrait of a virtuoso filmmaker.Bilge Ebiri