Fanny och Alexander (1982)

 

Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.

From memory: Lovingly detailed and obviously autobiographical period piece is something of a summary of Bergman's previous work, made by a matured director in full confidence of his talents; immensely enjoyable and entertaining.

Halliwell****: "An interesting mixture of Dear Octopus and Wild Strawberries turns into something more akin to The Face and The Night Comers. A kind of Bergman compendium, and impossible to describe exactly for those who have not seen it."

Maltin****: "Haunting, engrossing autobiographical family saga...a summing up of Bergman's career...Scenes of joy, exuberance, pain, torment, exquisitely expressed..."