Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.
- Won 4 Oscars
- 25 wins & 12 nominations total
Patricia Gélin
- Staty - Ekdahlska huset
- (as Patricia Gelin)
- Director
- Writer
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It's the disclosure of disfunction to children's eyes, the discovery of a world not conceived, or indeed anticipated, a contract broken, of barriers erected and bolstered, mistrust, disbelief and, perhaps more importantly, the formation and flowering of the unique specimen you are likely to become as a result. Film making is not just an exploration of its characters and creators but, more usually, an exploration of you! and how you scale against its mirrors and answer its questions? Why else would you invest so much time into discovering your difference and why you're so resistant to change?
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- TriviaAt the time, the largest film production ever in Sweden (with 60 speaking parts and over 1200 extras) and the most expensive, with a budget of $6 million.
- GoofsAmong the Christmas decorations in the Ekdahl house, there is a garland of miniature flags of the Nordic countries, including the Finnish flag. The Finnish flag was in fact only designed and adopted after Finnish independence in 1917, a decade after the events of the film.
- Quotes
Ekdahlska huset - Helena Ekdahl: Everything can happen. Everything is possible and probable. Time and space do not exist. On a flimsy framework of reality, the imagination spins, weaving new patterns.
- Alternate versionsTheatrical version is 188 minutes long. The TV mini-series version is 312 minutes long.
- ConnectionsEdited into Fanny and Alexander (1983)
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- Also known as
- Fanny & Alexander
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,783,304
- Gross worldwide
- $6,813,882
- Runtime3 hours 8 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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