Review of Fanny and Alexander (1982) by Kenneth S — 02 May 2010
For his final theatrically released motion picture, legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman created this marvellous tapestry of a film. Richly detailing a family's life in 1907 in the first half, then whisking it all away for the second half, FANNY & ALEXANDER is full of cinematic beauty and wonder.
Seen through the eyes of a child, the film has been called Bergman's most autobiographical film. It's also full of magic, both metaphorical and literal. As fantastic as the theatrical version is, though, it is no match for the extended "Television Version," which is really Bergman's original cut of the film.
He was asked to shorten the film to a releaseable length, resulting in the Theatrical Version which just doesn't have as many important details as the Television Version.
This review of Fanny and Alexander (1982) was written by Kenneth S on 02 May 2010.
Fanny and Alexander has generally received very positive reviews.
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