Plot
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.
Cast
as Fanny Ekdahl
as Alexander Ekdahl
as Emilie Ekdahl
as Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
as Carl Ekdahl
as Helena Ekdahl
as Rector Magnificus
as Mr. Salenius (Actor)
as Esmeralda
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
December 25, 1984
Last Aired Date
January 2, 1985
Production Companies
Cinematograph AB
Gaumont
Personafilm
SVT Drama
Svenska Filminstitutet
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
4
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1984|4 Episodes
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.
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