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.
Fanny and Alexander has generally received very positive reviews.
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Fanny and Alexander was released in 1982 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 584 reviews, giving Fanny and Alexander (1982) an average rating of 87%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 96%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 91%.
With a score of 87%, Fanny and Alexander is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1982, which stands at 59%.
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