Fanny and Alexander
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Fanny and Alexander is a 1982 Swedish period drama film and television miniseries by Ingmar Bergman that follows the lives of two siblings in an affluent theatrical family, blending realism with the supernatural.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fanny and Alexander canonical | 4 |
| Fanny och Alexander – dokumentären | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5399209 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fanny and Alexander Context triple: [Ingmar Bergman, notableWork, Fanny and Alexander]
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A.
Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata is a 1978 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its intense psychological portrayal of a strained mother-daughter relationship.
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B.
National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
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C.
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a beloved mid-20th-century stage musical and film about the von Trapp family, renowned for its memorable songs and enduring popularity.
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D.
The Swede
The Swede is a prominent and menacing antagonist in the television series "Hell on Wheels," known for his cold, calculating nature and complex relationship with the show's protagonists.
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E.
Tadzio
Tadzio is a beautiful Polish boy who becomes the obsessive muse of the aging writer Gustav von Aschenbach in Thomas Mann’s novella "Death in Venice."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fanny and Alexander Target entity description: Fanny and Alexander is a 1982 Swedish period drama film and television miniseries by Ingmar Bergman that follows the lives of two siblings in an affluent theatrical family, blending realism with the supernatural.
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A.
Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata is a 1978 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its intense psychological portrayal of a strained mother-daughter relationship.
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B.
National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
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C.
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a beloved mid-20th-century stage musical and film about the von Trapp family, renowned for its memorable songs and enduring popularity.
-
D.
The Swede
The Swede is a prominent and menacing antagonist in the television series "Hell on Wheels," known for his cold, calculating nature and complex relationship with the show's protagonists.
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E.
Tadzio
Tadzio is a beautiful Polish boy who becomes the obsessive muse of the aging writer Gustav von Aschenbach in Thomas Mann’s novella "Death in Venice."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
television miniseries ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sven Nykvist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| director | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Svensk Filmindustri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Sylvia Ingemarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | lives of two siblings in an affluent theatrical family ⓘ |
| format |
feature film
ⓘ
television miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
period drama ⓘ supernatural drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alexander Ekdahl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bishop Edvard Vergérus NERFINISHED ⓘ Emilie Ekdahl NERFINISHED ⓘ Fanny Ekdahl NERFINISHED ⓘ Isak Jacobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Daniel Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Director
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of Ingmar Bergman’s final major theatrical films ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of realism and the supernatural ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | SVT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ingmar Bergman filmography ⓘ |
| producer | Jörn Donner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Svensk Filmindustri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runtimeTelevisionVersion | about 312 minutes ⓘ |
| runtimeTheatricalCut | about 188 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| stars |
Allan Edwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bertil Guve NERFINISHED ⓘ Erland Josephson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ewa Fröling NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunnar Björnstrand NERFINISHED ⓘ Harriet Andersson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Malmsjö NERFINISHED ⓘ Jarl Kulle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pernilla Allwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood
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family ⓘ imagination ⓘ religion ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| wonAward |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Cinematography NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fanny and Alexander Description of subject: Fanny and Alexander is a 1982 Swedish period drama film and television miniseries by Ingmar Bergman that follows the lives of two siblings in an affluent theatrical family, blending realism with the supernatural.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fanny och Alexander – dokumentären