Review of Fanny and Alexander (1982) by Matthew L — 29 May 2008

Easily the most joyous and profound exploration of childhood that has ever been committed to film, Fanny & Alexander also has the distinction of being Ingmar Bergman's greatest achievement as a filmmaker.

He's one of my favorite directors of all time, and this is one of my favorite films. I'll miss him. Although I do have to say, at least the last time I watched it, I do have trouble with the way Vergerus (the stepfather) is dealt with at the end of the movie--I wouldn't expect a filmmaker as complex as Bergman to deal with an event like what happens to the character in such a simplistic manner (man, is that a convoluted sentence).

But maybe he was trying to have us see what happens through a child's eye.