Dorsay Alavi

Writer; producer; director

Writer, producer and director

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Filmmaker Dorsay Alavi reflects on Ingmar Bergman's 1982 classic Fanny and Alexander and its exploration of the human condition.

Filmmaker Dorsay Alavi on Ingmar Bergman's ‘Fanny and Alexander’

Filmmaker Dorsay Alavi reflects on Ingmar Bergman's 1982 classic Fanny and Alexander and its exploration of the human condition.

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