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The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1986)

The Making of Fanny and Alexander poster
Original title
Dokument Fanny och Alexander
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Genre
documentary film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows Ingmar Bergman as he makes his film Fanny and Alexander. It shows the director at work with his cast and crew. The footage captures the practical challenges and creative decisions of the production.

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What happens

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. Its running length is 110 minutes and it is photographed by Arne Carlsson. It debuted at the Swedish Film Institute on 16 September 1984, with Bergman in attendance to give a speech. It then aired with a television repeat of Fanny and Alexander in Sweden on 18 August 1986. 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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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