You, the Living
Du levande
Du levende
Directed by:
Roy AnderssonScreenplay:
Roy AnderssonCinematography:
Gustav DanielssonCast:
Jessika Lundberg, Patrik Anders Edgren, Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Håkan Angser, Eric Bäckman, Nils Westblom, Holger Andersson, Ola Stensson, Johnny Grahm (more)Plots(1)
A bride and her electric guitar-playing groom sail along in a house moving like a train; a distraught man complains of his financial woes while his wife tries to make love to him; a drunken woman shouts: No one understands me! to a bar full of silent patrons; a man waiting in line to buy a train ticket changes queues repeatedly, to no advantage. Running the gamut from quotidian struggles to big philosophical questions of love, sympathy and purpose in an uncaring world. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
Roy Andersson and especially his film fans very much try to be "alternative." This is a film made for festival cinema programs and all those who are tired of conventional genre cinema. It is full of absurd minority humor but set in a melancholic atmosphere, with a slow pace and a static camera that disinterestedly records events around, including pronounced banalities. It didn't offend me, but I didn't have a reason to be enthusiastic, and over time I felt rather tired than an increasing interest. Honestly, those few funny situations could be better utilized even in a more audience-friendly film. I am surprised by the relatively high rating because just as there is a group of viewers from the festival audience who appreciate Andersson's style, I could easily imagine many other film fans giving it a Boo! rating. This really is not a film for everyone. Overall impression: 50%.
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