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You, the Living

The bizarre 50 or so vignettes that constitute Andersson's first feature since 2000's apocalyptic 'Songs from the Second Floor' drop a traditional narrative for a series of precisely framed tableaux where the boundaries between dreams and reality are freely blurred. Described as 'a farce about the human condition', it's darkly comic with fleeting moments of hopefulness in its absurdist vision.

  • Duration: 93
  • Certificate: 15
  • Director: Roy Andersson
  • Stars: Jessika Lundberg, Elisabeth Helander, Bjorn Englund
  • Year: 2007
  • Country of origin: Sweden/Germany/France/Denmark/Norway
  • Website: www.royandersson.com
You, the Living

You, the Living

(3 stars)27 Mar 2008

COMEDY/DRAMA (15) 93min In an unnamed Nordic city a moustachioed tuba-player starts talking about savings and pensions, while making love to his wife who is wearing a military helmet. A dog is dragged along a pavement, attached to the walker of its…

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