Pernilla August in Fanny and Alexander (1982)

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Artsy auteur Ingmar Bergman explores the inner workings of a colorful family in Fanny and Alexander (1982). Originally made for TV, this film centers on the Ekdahl children, Fanny (Pernilla Allwin) and Alexander (Bertil Guve), whose parents Oskar (Allan Edwall) and Emile (Ewa Fröling) are the director and lead actress in a local theater company. After Oskar’s sudden death, Emile and the family move in with the local bishop, Edvard Vergerus (Jan Malmsjö), whose austere, dour home contrasts with the magical household of Isak Jacobi (Erland Josephson), a Jewish merchant who is kind to the children.

Pernilla August will give you a thrilla when she doffs her top as the children’s nanny. But there’s no fanny, Alexander.