Cinematheque . Film Schedule . FANNY AND ALEXANDER (UNCUT TV VERSION)
Ingmar Bergman 100. New Digital Restoration!
FANNY OCH ALEXANDER
Sweden
| 1982 | Ingmar Bergman
We conclude our year-long celebration of Ingmar Bergman’s centennial year with one of the Swedish master’s greatest and most beloved films—shown in a version that’s two hours longer than the cut released to theaters! This sumptuous family epic is a magnificent summation of the themes (love and loneliness; dreams and nightmares; pain and ecstasy; God and emptiness; reality and illusion; theatre and cinema) that preoccupied the great filmmaker throughout his long career. Set in early 20th-century Sweden, the film focuses on a young brother and sister who must leave the bosom of their warm and loving theatrical family for a severe, austere existence with their new stepfather, a stern minister. Winner of four Oscars in its three-hour cut, Fanny and Alexander is alternately a dazzling Christmas pageant, a harrowing horror film, a magical-realist mystery, and a generous celebration of family and friends. The late, great Sven Nykvist did the stunningly beautiful color cinematography. “Bergman’s most optimistic film…Pure enchantment…Comedy, tragedy, romance, realism and fantasy blend into a perfect evocation of childhood, place and period…A superlative culmination of (Bergman’s) 37 years as one of the cinema’s greatest artists.” –Holt Foreign Film Guide. Subtitles. DCP.
The TV version of Fanny and Alexander consists of four episodes. Episodes 1 & 2, lasting 174 minutes (plus intermission), willl begin at 3:00 pm and Episodes 3 & 4, lasting 147 minutes, will begin at 7:00 pm (after a 45-min. dinner break). Special event pricing to the whole five-hour film is $15; members, CIA & CSU I.D. holders, and those age 25 & under $12. No passes, twofers, or radio winners.
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General Admission: $12
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Additional film on the same day: $9 (or the member price for that film)
Note: Certain films cost more. Exceptions are noted.
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