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Roy Andersson

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Roy Andersson

Born March 31, 1943 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden16 films

Roy Arne Lennart Andersson is a Swedish film director, best known for his distinctive style of absurdist humor and melancholic depictions of human life. His personal style is characterized by long takes, and stiff caricaturing of Swedish culture and grotesque. Over his career Andersson earned prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival.

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Andersson spent much of his professional life working on advertisement spots, directing over 400 commercials and two short films; directing six feature-length films in six decades. He made his feature film debut with A Swedish Love Story (1970) followed by Giliap (1975). Anderson received the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize for Songs from the Second Floor (2000). His film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) won the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion. He other notable films include You, the Living (2007), and About Endlessness (2019).

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You, the Living posterFirst watchYou, the Living20077.1In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence poster6.9A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence2014Songs from the Second Floor poster7.0Songs from the Second Floor2000A Swedish Love Story poster7.0A Swedish Love Story1970About Endlessness poster6.5About Endlessness2019World of Glory poster7.1World of Glory1991

Filmography

16 films as director
  1. 2019About EndlessnessDirector
  2. 2014A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on ExistenceDirector
  3. 20095 x Roy AnderssonDirector
  4. 2007Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)Director
  5. 2007You, the LivingDirector
  6. 2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)Director
  7. 2000Songs from the Second FloorDirector
  8. 1991World of GloryDirector
  9. 1987Something Has HappenedDirector
  10. 1979So Terribly UnnecessaryDirector
  11. 1975GiliapDirector
  12. 1970A Swedish Love StoryDirector
  13. 1969Saturday October 5thDirector
  14. 1968The White GameDirector
  15. 1968To Fetch a BikeDirector
  16. 1967Visiting One's SonDirector