Fanny and Alexander (re-release)
Metascore
100 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Damon Smith
    100
    One of his (Bergman's) most life-affirming films.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    100
    The result was one of Bergman's most haunting and suggestive films.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    The movie is astonishingly beautiful. The cinematography is by Bergman's longtime collaborator Sven Nykvist.
  4. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    If the uncut Fanny and Alexander is Bergman's greatest work, as I think, it's because it's his most inclusive. He shows almost everything: all his moods, conflicts, styles and many of his favorite actors.
  5. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    A masterpiece.
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    90
    The results are quite frightening and far superior to the lengthy gloom and doom that fill many earlier Bergman films. A magical movie, Fanny and Alexander is likely to be the achievement for which Bergman will be most remembered. (Review of Original Release)
  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    100
    Emerges as a sumptuously produced period piece that is also a rich tapestry of childhood memoirs and moods, fear and fancy, employing all the manners and means of the best of cinematic theatrical from high and low comedy to darkest tragedy with detours into the gothic, the ghostly and the gruesome. (Review of Original Release)
  8. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    90
    Bergman locates a generosity and élan that make F&A feel like his youngest film.

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User Score
8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. StanleyJ.
    9
    Excellent period piece, beautiful color,rather complex, several stories in one.
  2. seancriswell
    8
    This film is what I would consider an epic piece of art. There are so many themes running through the characters in this film, it would be impossible to cover them all in a book let alone a review. There is something here for everyone. You will find something to connect with, something to enrage you, and something to make you somber. There were certainly some scenes in this movie that I did not enjoy, that took me out of the film I did watch the theatrical version. Perhaps I need to watch the television version for more context. I did enjoy this movie throughout and would recommend it to anyone looking for a thoughtful, artistic film.… Full Review »
  3. Lloy2
    10
    A masterpiece. If the uncut Fanny and Alexander is Bergman's greatest work, as I think, it's because it's his most inclusive. He shows almost everything: all his moods, conflicts, styles and many of his favourite actors. The movie is astonishingly beautiful. The cinematography is by Bergman's longtime collaborator Sven Nykvist. Excellent period piece, beautiful color,rather complex, several stories in one.… Full Review »
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