Fanny and Alexander

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Jens B @Jens97 1h My first Bergman film is also his last (in theaters). I'm so ashamed that I haven't seen any of his films before. What more can be said about this film? You lose yourself in the visuals, in Alexander's world of emotions and imagination, in the family dynamics and stories, often told through the smallest details. Pure, indulgent cinema. The TV version seems to be better because some deleted scenes complete this masterpiece by further deepening this epic family portrait and childhood story. But Christmas is only eight months away, so perhaps I'll manage to see the TV version in good quality then. Because Sven Nykvist's cinematography deserves nothing less. See more John F @RT84127024 Jan 20 Perhaps a bit long but amazing still. A crash-course in Abuse and how traumatic it is for adults and children alike, for those who experience it indirectly as well as directly. See more Harry s @RT52600679 Oct 22 Sensational Bergman at his finest, with exquisite art direction and cinematography. See more Stefano T @Giant_Lizard Sep 19 It's interesting in some way, boring in others, and quite difficult to understand without some previous or post research about it. I must point out that I've also watched the mini-series, which add a few scenes that in my opinion were important (but I totally understand why it was impossible to keep everything and at the same time shortening the movie). See more Jacob B @RT48293763 01/06/2025 This epic of magical realism feels like the film Ingmar Bergman had been working towards his whole career. Having come to his works as a student in college, I thought his early works were the last word in sophistication; films that you could impress people with during a dinner conversation. I avoided “Fanny and Alexander” since it was labeled as his “accessible” film. Over the years I drifted to other foreign directors and neglected Bergman. Then about ten years ago near Christmas I discovered the full length version of this film (5 hours plus) and it gave me such pleasure and surprise in watching it. It is (I guess) his most “accessible” film, but Bergman has lost none of his intellectual heft. It is also his most balanced filmed. Lofty musings on life’s meaning, on religion and death, Bergmans favorite topics, abound to be sure, but so do quiet and elegiac scenes of nostalgia, tradition, childhood, innocence, and family. Bergman wove a magical (and at times, dark) Christmas tale with more heart than any cheesy modern holiday film , a film that examines childhood and family more deeply than any Spielberg-esque saga and with an epic sweep David Lean would approve of …and yet it is as intimate and plain spoken as a short story by Willa Cather. Ingmar Bergmans filmography may have been front loaded with masterpieces but this late film is as close to perfection as a mortal can get. See more Alexsander F @Aelxs 01/02/2025 Muito bom o filme, me surpreendeu demais, um ótimo texto, digno de um poema lírico, a obra é simplesmente fantástica, surrealista e fantasiosa, é tão boa que apesar de ser longa, o tempo passa bem rápido. O cinema bergmaniano é para ser assistido em estado de graça, toda a minha ode a este grande diretor de cinema . See more Read all reviews

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