Fanny och Alexander (Fanny and Alexander)

Still, for many, lightweight Bergman can be more enjoyable than almost any other film work.....But for me, "Sunday's Children" seemed merely a weaker cousin of those films, despite some marvelous moments.....Among the more memorable moments are Pu's staying up late to listen in as his parents bicker, his mother threatening divorce;....But there are also stale coming-of-age moments that include sibling rivalry.... ... Full Review

Fanny and Alexander is indeed a great summation of Bergman's career, but more importantly it is a great film on its own. Yet, it is hard not to see Fanny and Alexander as a grand final statement on Bergman's part, the fitting capstone of an extraordinary, virtually unrivaled filmmaking career. ... Full Review

You may have thought that Titanic was long with its 3 hour and 14 minute running time, but that's nothing. Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander is an impressive 312 minutes. ... Full Article

"Back in the days when art houses were temples of cinema and auteurs their living gods, few filmmakers cast longer shadows than Federico Fellini and Ingmar Bergman ," writes Lance Goldenberg in the Voice . ... Full Article

Ingmar Bergman 's " Fanny and Alexander " (1982) was intended to be his last film, and in it, he tends to the business of being young, of being middle-aged, of being old, of being a man, woman, Christian, Jew,... ... Full Article

By Jeffrey M. Anderson Buy Fanny and Alexander on DVD. Of Ingmar Bergman's films, most people seem to prefer The Seventh Seal . That film, made fairly early in the great filmmaker's career, has risen to the top of film... ... Full Article