Fanny and Alexander - Starring Borje Ahlstedt, Allan Edwall, Ewa Froling and Jarl Kulle (The Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray 2011)

Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden. Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal) intended Fanny and Alexander as his swan song, and it is the legendary director’s warmest and most autobiographical film, a four-time Academy Award–winning triumph that combines his trademark melancholy and emotional intensity with immense joy and sensuality. The Criterion Collection is proud to present both the theatrical release and the original five-hour television version of this great work. Also included in the box set is Bergman’s own feature-length documentary The Making of “Fanny and Alexander,” a unique glimpse into his creative process.

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Cast & Crew - Fanny & Alexander
Pernilla Allwin
(Films) Fanny Ekdahl
Bertil Guve
(Films) Alexander Ekdahl
Gunn Wållgren
(Films) Helena Ekdahl
Börje Ahlstedt
(Films) Helena's son Prof. Carl Ekdahl
Allan Edwall Oscar Ekdahl
Ewa Fröling Emilie Ekdahl
Christina Schollin Lydia Ekdahl
Jarl Kulle Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
Mona Malm Alma
Gunnar Björnstrand Filip Landahl
Jan Malmsjö Bishop Edvard Vergerus
Marianne Aminoff Bishop's mother Blenda
Erland Josephson Isak Jacobi
Stina Ekblad Ismael
Mats Bergman Aron
Kristina Adolphson Siri
Inga Ålenius Lisen
Kristian Almgren Putte
Harriet Andersson Justina
Pernilla August Maj
Anna Bergman Miss Hanna Schwartz
Nils Brandt Mr. Morsing
Siv Ericks Alida
Majlis Granlund Miss Vega
Maria Granlund Petra
Eva von Hanno Berta
Sonya Hedenbratt Aunt Emma
Svea Holst Miss Ester
Heinz Hopf Tomas Graal
Maud Hyttenberg Mrs. Sinclair
Kerstin Karte Prompter
Tore Karte Administrative Director
Ake Lagergren Johan Armfeldt
Per Mattson Mr. Mikael Bergman
Per Mattsson Mr. Mikael Bergman
Lena Olin Rosa
Lickå Sjöman Grete Holm
Sune Mangs Mr. Salenius
Kerstin Tidelius Henrietta Vergerus
Angelica Wallgren Eva

Technical Credits
Ingmar Bergman Director, Screenwriter
Anna Asp Production Designer
Daniel Bell Score Composer
Jörn Donner Executive Producer
Katinka Farago Production Manager
Frans Helmerson Score Composer
Sylvia Ingemarsson Editor
Marianne Jacobs Score Composer
Sven Nykvist Cinematographer
Jacob Tigerskiold Set Decoration/Design
Marik Vos-Lundh Costumes/Costume Designer
Brita Werkmäster Production Manager

Product Details
Actors: Borje Ahlstedt, Allan Edwall, Ewa Froling, Jarl Kulle, Bertil Guve
Directors: Ingmar Bergman
Format: Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Swedish
Subtitles: English
Region: (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 3
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: November 8, 2011
Run Time: 618 minutes

This DVD is also available as part of a box set:
Fanny & Alexander Box Set

Special Features
High-definition digital restorations of the television and theatrical versions of Fanny and Alexander
High-definition digital restoration of Ingmar Bergman’s feature-length documentary The Making of Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman Bids Farewell to Film, a sixty-minute conversation between Bergman and film critic Nils Petter Sundgren recorded for Swedish television in 1984
Audio commentary on the theatrical version by film scholar Peter Cowie
A Bergman Tapestry, a documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew
Costume sketches and footage of the models for the film’s sets
Stills gallery
Theatrical trailer
Optional English-dubbed soundtrack for the theatrical version
PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by documentarian and film historian Stig Björkman, novelist Rick Moody, and film scholar Paul Arthur
Fanny and Alexander—The Television Version 1982
320 minutes
Color
Monaural
In Swedish with English subtitles
1.66:1 aspect ratio
Fanny and Alexander—The Theatrical Version 1982
188 minutes
Color
Monaural
In Swedish with English subtitles
1.66:1 aspect ratio
The Making of Fanny and Alexander 1983
110 minutes
Color
Monaural
In Swedish with English subtitles
133:1 aspect ratio