Favorites: Princess Mononoke (1997), Fanny and Alexander (1984), The Great Dictator (1940), Ikiru (1952). With Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Kristina Adolphson, Börje Ahlstedt.

After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. 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. Favorites: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Fanny and Alexander (1982). As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. Directed by Ingmar Bergman.

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Full disclosure, I watched the theatrical version, which may have contributed to the qualms I had with the film dragging a bit and not feeling fleshed out enough. Svevan uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. And I mean a lot!

Fanny and Alexander tackles a lot in its runtime.

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In particular, I found myself getting bored at the more religion centric ideas as I was not raised religious or will ever be.

Two young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls. Bio: Director, writer, editor