Fanny and Alexander
Movie • 1982 • Fantasy
ReportAs 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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The kids stepfather is completely awful, verbally and physically abuses Alexander. Him and his family being terrible is a huge part of the plot.
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The stepfather is awful to both the kids and his wife. It is said that he did terrible things to his previous wife as well.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Pretty severely, near the end of the movie. There is a fire and two people die from the flames.
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A child is being whipped.
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It is mention that the stepfather's former wife drowned with her kids. No child SEEM in the movie dies.
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izzie
Not a huge spoiler since this is in the synopsis, but the kid's Dad dies. That event sets off the plot of the rest of the movie.
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Multiple scenes where adultary is happening or being discussed.
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izzie
The dead father shows up sometimes, but not in a scary manner.
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marlijn
i’m assuming the other person who’s commented means only in the television version but the bishop does in the 3 hour theatrical version at 2h43m after he’s had the broth
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a guy says something about showing the kids fireworks and they all follow him and he farts and blows out candles by farting
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There are sick bed scenes, but these are not in a hospital.
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Maybe. It's unclear what sickness the father dies from.
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In a way. A Jewish man is called bad things, but it's clear that he is the good guy.
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Is there sexual content?
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Characters have sex, twice. The first time (with the maid) lasts longer, contains nudity. The second time is "less successful".
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This film is set in Sweden in the 19th century; their Christmas traditions are different and the children believing in Santa isn't the same as in Anglophone countries. Marking this a Yes over the servants putting the gifts under the tree is not only inaccurate, but pretty silly.
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Only in extended version.
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