The Best Episodes Written By Ingmar Bergman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Episode 4

   S1:E41/2/1985

   Isak plots to rescue Fanny and Alexander from their stepfather. Contains the Fifth Act (The Demons) and the Epilogue.

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   #2 - Episode 1

   S1:E112/25/1984

   Young Alexander glimpses the supernatural before the scattered branches of his family gather at his grandmother's house for a traditional Christmas party. Contains the Prologue and the First Act (The Ekhdal Family Celebrates Christmas).

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - Episode 2

   S1:E212/27/1984

   Alexander's family is torn apart by the death of his father, and his mother's subsequent marriage to the icy priest Edvard Vergérus. Fanny and Alexander continue to suffer at the hands of their cruel stepfather while a series of ghosts pay visits to the living. Contains the Second Act (The Wraith) and the Third Act (The Breakup).

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Episode 3

   S1:E312/30/1984

   Alexander makes up a story about his stepfather for which he gets brutally punished. Meanwhile Helena discusses with Gustav about his intentions for Maj. Contains the Fourth Act (The Summer's Events).

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   6.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Innocence and Panic

   S1:E14/11/1973

   The story begins around Marianne's and Johan's 10th anniversary, when a reporter for a women's magazine interviews them. Peter and Katarina visit later for dinner, and cruelly humiliate one another.

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   6.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - The Art of Sweeping Things Under the Rug

   S1:E24/18/1973

   Marianne tries to withdraw from a Sunday dinner with her parents but fails and realizes how difficult it is for her to let down other people's expectations. Johan flirts with another woman at work.

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   6.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - Paula

   S1:E34/25/1973

   Johan came home unexpectedly and told Marianne that he'd been in a love affair with someone named Paula. After his declaration of breaking away from the past, and Marianne's failing to detain him, Johan drove away.

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   6.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - The Vale of Tears

   S1:E45/2/1973

   Johan is disillusioned with Paula and revisits Marianne. They discuss their current lives and Johan attempts to initiate sex, but Marianne is unwilling. He attempts to spend the night but cannot sleep and leaves.

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   5.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - In the Middle of the Night in a Dark House Somewhere in the World

   S1:E65/16/1973

   Marianne and Johan have married other people, but are unhappy. Having met coincidentally in a theatre some time earlier, they have begun secretly seeing each other again. On the 20th anniversary of their wedding, they decide to spend time together at their country house. Finding that too strange, they go to a friend's country house instead. There they discuss how much they have changed, with Marianne more self-conscious and Johan accepting his real abilities. When Marianne awakes panicking from a nightmare, Johan comforts her.

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    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Return

    S1:E45/19/1976

    Jenny is still drifting between dream and reality while Tomas watches over her in the hospital.

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    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - The Illiterates

    S1:E55/9/1973

    Marianne and Johan meet at his office to sign divorce papers, but Johan refuses. The two fight savagely. Johan declares that they are emotional illiterates. They sign the papers.

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    3.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Twilight Land

    S1:E35/12/1976

    After a botched suicide attempt, Jenny finds herself in the hospital. As she slowly gains consciousness we follow her as she wanders through a surreal landscape of dreams and distorted memories.

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    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Separation

    S1:E14/28/1976

    Jenny Isaksson, a psychiatrist working in Stockholm, temporarily moves in with her grandparents while her house is being renovated. One lonely day she goes to a party and meets new interesting people, including fellow doctor Tomas Jacobi.

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    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Border

    S1:E25/5/1976

    Jenny goes on a date with Tomas Jacobi. When she returns home, she encounters two men and one of her patients in her house. This encounter will lead to a complete nervous breakdown.

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