Ingmar Bergman's swansong to his childhood and the magic of youth. This is the story of two children, Fanny and Alexander, both from a theatrical family in Provincial Sweden. Torn by the sudden death of their father, and by their mother's decision to remarry the cold-hearted Bishop Yergerus, the children's lives take a dramatic turn when they relocate to their stepfather's seemingly haunted house. It is here the children meet Isak, a long-time family friend who harbors powers of magic and may offer a plan of escape.