Ingmar Bergman's swansong to his child hood and the magic of youth. This is the story of two children, Fanny & 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 harbours powers of magic and may offer a plan of escape.