Fanny and Alexander

Movie • 1982 • Fantasy  

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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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There is a longer miniseries version, and at the very beginning of the 4th episode, it shows a graphic decaying corpse of a little white dog. I’ve seen the original movie version many times, so this was shocking to me.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Abuse
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Alexander is seen being whipped and then locked up in the attic.
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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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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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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone stalked?
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Addiction
Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
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There is a longer miniseries version, and at the very beginning of the 4th episode, it shows a graphic decaying corpse of a little white dog. I’ve seen the original movie version many times, so this was shocking to me.
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Does a horse die?
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Are there spiders?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there snakes?
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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A child is being whipped.
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Does someone break a bone?
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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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It is mention that the stepfather's former wife drowned with her kids. No child SEEM in the movie dies.
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Does a parent die?
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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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Does someone cheat?
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Multiple scenes where adultary is happening or being discussed.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there clowns?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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The dead father shows up sometimes, but not in a scary manner.
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Does someone vomit?
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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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Does someone spit?
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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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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Maybe. It's unclear what sickness the father dies from.
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There are sick bed scenes, but these are not in a hospital.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Is there hate speech?
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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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Does the black guy die first?
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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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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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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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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Vehicular
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Violence
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Only in extended version.
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Does someone drown?
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Is there gun violence?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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