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As for the Criterion five-disc DVD: This may be the most beautiful DVD release ever devoted to a single film. The original 188-minute international release is here, of course, in all its original glory. (It won four Oscars: foreign language film, costumes, art direction/set decoration, and cinematography--the last to longtime Bergman collaborator Sven Nykvist.) An audio commentary by Peter Cowie gives useful background.
That film was carved out of Bergman's preferred 312-minute version, telecast on Swedish TV and included here. While the shorter cut remains a wonderful movie, and complete unto itself, the five-hour film is a deep, luxurious expansion. There is more of the Christmas Eve party that begins the film, more of the theater, more of Alexander's imagination. Especially meaningful is a long sequence between Fanny and Alexander and their doomed father, as he demonstrates the nature of storytelling with a simple chair.
Also here is The Making of Fanny and Alexander, Bergman's feature-length self-portrait, and a fascinating look at the rapt attention he bestows on actors and camera. DVD extras include a penetrating hourlong TV interview Bergman gave in 1984, and a 40-minute documentary shot in 2004 with reminiscences from cast and crew (including actors Guve, Pernilla August, and Erland Josephson). A handsome booklet includes essays by Rick Moody and Paul Arthur, and one disc is made up of pithy introductions shot by Bergman in 2003, for 11 of his classics, plus a sampling of trailers. Fanny and Alexander was Bergman's final theatrical film, though he has gone right on making TV movies and writing screenplays. This is a fitting treatment of his triumph. --Robert Horton
| ACTORS: | Allan Edwall |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Bergman Ingmar |
| MANUFACTURER: | Criterion Collection |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Box set |
| TYPE: | Foreign Film - Swedish |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 5 |
| UPC: | 037429197622 |
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Customer Reviews of Fanny and Alexander (Special Edition Five-Disc Set) - Criterion Collection
An excellent Criterion release! Bergman's finest. This special edition be the Criterion Collection is an excellent 5 disc set containing Bergman's crowning achievement. "Fannny and Alexander" or "Fanny och Alexander" as it is called in Swedish, was released in boths a TV mini-series version, and a theatrical version. This set contains both versions plus a making of feature. The television version is in four parts and is 6 hours and 12 minutes while the theatrical version is 3 hours and 8 minutes <
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>Disc one contains the first two parts of the TV version. Disc 2 contains the second two parts as well as an interview with the cast and crew. <
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>Disc three contains the theatrical version of the film with optional audio commentary by Peter Cowie and an optional english language dubbed track. <
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>Disc four contains the documentary "The Making of Fanny and Alexander" as well as " Ingmar Bergman bids farewell to film", a 1 hour interview with Bergman, a stills gallery with production, publicity and behind the scenes photos, costume sketches, and video footage of the models for the film's <
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>Disc five contains trailers and introductions presented by Bergman for the following Bergman films <
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>Summer with Monica, Sawdust and Tinsel, A Lesson in Love, Smiles of a Summer Night, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light, The Silence, Cries and Whispers, and Autumn Sonata
More IS More = BEST BERGMAN
Sorry Mies Van Der Rohe but I disagree whith Less Is More after seeing this edition of Fanny & Alexander!
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>Well... This edition is worth every single $ or £ or ! The transfer is perfect! Perfect! The colours of the movie in its splendour comes alive! Yes! Those reds and yellows and whites and deep blacks takes my breath away...
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>The story is seen through the eyes of the young Alexander and is told in dreamlike sequences!
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>The excellent photography of Sven Nykvist and his looking for the most special angles and the happy cast perfectly synthonized with Bergman's direction (seen on The Making Of Fanny & Alexander) is amazing!
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>This is the BEST EDITION when compared to the Artificial Eye one! It's (more) cleaner and brightfull! Criterion always wins!
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>This package is brilliantly designed and beautifull!
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>Does everyone noticed the white figure of Alexander's father inside the DVDs box? Amazing!
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>Everything that we should want IS HERE: The Complete Edition of 5 hours long (in 2 DVDs) + The Theatrical Edition (1 DVD) + The Making of Fanny & Alexander (2 DVDs)! And a very beautifull booklet with many photos!
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>Now the story comes closer to my heart and this special - or should I say Definitive - edition are here for us to commemorate this masterpiece!
Widescreen television enhanced.
It says on the package that the DVD has been enhanced for widescreen TVs. Such enhancement usually means that a film is masked att top and bottom to make it look more like wide theater format. So part of the picture is actually removed.
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>Does anyone have an earlier edition to compare with?