As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.
Keywords:
Dying and death
Child abuse
Sibling relationship
Funeral
Loss of loved one
Sweden
Bishop
Theatre group
Child prodigy
Dysfunctional family
Ghost
Hamlet
Turn of the century
Christmas
1900s
20th century
Family chronicle
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Character: Fanny Ekdahl
Character: Alexander Ekdahl
Character: Bishop Edvard Vergerus
Character: Carl Ekdahl
Character: Hanna Schwartz