The Making of Fanny and Alexander

1984 Swedish film

The Making of Fanny and Alexander

Poster of The Making of Fanny and Alexander

Directed by| Ingmar Bergman
Written by| Ingmar Bergman
Starring| Ingmar Bergman
Daniel Bergman
Gunnar Björnstrand
Allan Edwall
Ewa Fröling
Lars Karlsson
Erland Josephson
Sven Nykvist
Peter Schildt
Cinematography| Arne Carlsson
Edited by| Sylvia Ingemarsson

Release date

* 16 September 1984 (1984-09-16)

Running time

| 110 minutes
Country| Sweden
Language| Swedish

The Making of Fanny and Alexander (Swedish: Dokument Fanny och Alexander) is a 1984 Swedish documentary film directed by Ingmar Bergman which traces the making of his film Fanny and Alexander.[1] Its running length is 110 minutes and it is photographed by Arne Carlsson.[2] It debuted at the Swedish Film Institute on 16 September 1984, with Bergman in attendance to give a speech.[2] It then aired with a television repeat of Fanny and Alexander in Sweden on 18 August 1986.[2] In 2011 in Region A, The Criterion Collection released The Making of Fanny and Alexander on Blu-ray as part of their release of Fanny and Alexander.[3]

The film was awarded as "Best documentary" at Chicago International Film Festival 1986 and the Golden Gate Award as "Best film about film" at San Francisco International Film Festival 1987.[citation needed]

## Storyline

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It is a documentary chronicle of how Ingmar Bergman made an Oscar winning film.[4]

## Cast[4]

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## References

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1. ^ "Dokument Fanny och Alexander". Ingmar Bergman. 24 January 1986. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
2. ^ a b c Steene, Birgitta (2005). Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. p. 332\. ISBN 9053564063.
3. ^ Cabin, Chris (10 November 2011). "Fanny and Alexander". Slant Magazine.
4. ^ a b The Making of Fanny and Alexander, retrieved 10 March 2021

## External links

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* The Making of Fanny and Alexander at IMDb
* Criterion Collection essay by Paul Arthur

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* Filmography
* Stage productions
* Accolades

Films directed|

* Crisis (1946)
* It Rains on Our Love (1946)
* A Ship Bound for India (1947)
* Music in Darkness (1948)
* Port of Call (1948)
* Prison (1949)
* Thirst (1949)
* To Joy (1950)
* This Can't Happen Here (1950)
* Summer Interlude (1951)
* Secrets of Women (1952)
* Summer with Monika (1953)
* Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
* A Lesson in Love (1954)
* Dreams (1955)
* Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
* The Seventh Seal (1957)
* Wild Strawberries (1957)
* Brink of Life (1958)
* The Magician (1958)
* The Virgin Spring (1960)
* The Devil's Eye (1960)
* Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
* Winter Light (1963)
* The Silence (1963)
* All These Women (1964)
* Persona (1966)
* Hour of the Wolf (1968)
* Shame (1968)
* The Rite (1969)
* The Passion of Anna (1969)
* The Touch (1971)
* Cries and Whispers (1972)
* Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
* The Magic Flute (1975)
* Face to Face (1976)
* The Serpent's Egg (1977)
* Autumn Sonata (1978)
* From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
* Fanny and Alexander (1982)
* After the Rehearsal (1984)
* The Blessed Ones (1986)
* In the Presence of a Clown (1997)
* Saraband (2003)

Films written|

* Torment (1944)
* Woman Without a Face (1947)
* Eva (1948)
* While the City Sleeps (1950)
* Divorced (1951)
* Last Pair Out (1956)
* The Pleasure Garden (1961)
* The Lie (1970)
* The Best Intentions (1992)
* Sunday's Children (1992)
* Private Confessions (1996)
* Faithless (2000)

Documentaries|

* Fårö Document (1970)
* The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984)

Short films|

* "Daniel" in Stimulantia (1967)
* Karin's Face (1986)

Television theatre|

* Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957)
* The Venetian (1958)
* Rabies (1958)
* The Image Makers (2000)

Related topics|

* Bergman Week
* Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
* The Dove
* The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman
* Ingmar Bergman Award
* Ingmar Bergman's Cinema

Family|

* Erik Bergman (father)
* Dag Bergman (brother)
* Margareta Bergman (sister)
* Eva Bergman (daughter)
* Mats Bergman (son)
* Anna Bergman (daughter)
* Daniel Bergman (son)
* Linn Ullmann (daughter)

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