Fanny & Alexander

We were all a little resistant to watching this film because of the length (it's 5 hours long). But once we started it didn't seem that long.
The characters seem so real and Bergman does an excellent job of creating a relationship between them and the audience. Every time something bad happens to one of the characters it feels like it is happening to someone close to you. When the priest came on the scene, I just got a creepy vibe and I wanted to kick his ass.
I don't understand why Fanny is one of the title characters. She has a miniscule part and maybe two lines. She was adorable though.