The Making of Fanny and Alexander
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]
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Directed by | Ingmar Bergman |
Cinematography | Arne Carlsson |
Release date | 16 September 1984 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
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.
Storyline
It is a documentary chronicle of how Ingmar Bergman made an Oscar winning film.[4]
Cast[4]
- Daniel Bergman as himself
- Ingmar Bergman as himself
- Gunnar Björnstrand as himself
- Allan Edwall as himself
- Ewa Fröling as herself
- Lars Karlsson as himself
- Erland Josephson as himself
- Sven Nykvist as himself
- Peter Schildt as himself
References
- "Dokument Fanny och Alexander". Ingmar Bergman. 24 January 1986. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- Steene, Birgitta (2005). Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. p. 332. ISBN 9053564063.
- Cabin, Chris (10 November 2011). "Fanny and Alexander". Slant Magazine.
- The Making of Fanny and Alexander, retrieved 10 March 2021