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Fanny and Alexander

by Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman's script is his most novelistic yet. The film is set in an unidentified Swedish town, with a bishop, a university and a theater. Through the eyes of two of the children of the town's aristocrats we follow the family over the course of the year 1912, and watch a story unfold that is unexpectedly suspenseful, cruel, and shocking. One of Bergman's richest explorations of love and death.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?