A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE
Release date
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Original title
EN DUVA SATT PÅ EN GREN OCH FUNDERADE PÅ TILLVARON
Production countries
Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark
Year
2014
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, World Cinema
Director
Roy Andersson
Actors
Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom, Viktor Gyllenberg
Synopsis
Like his previous features SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR and YOU, THE LIVING, master Swedish director Roy Andersson takes up the theme of “being a human being” with this … Read more...
A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE
Like his previous features SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR and YOU, THE LIVING, master Swedish director Roy Andersson takes up the theme of “being a human being” with this meticulously crafted, dreamlike black comedy. Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesman, take us on a kaleidoscopic tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy, unfolding in absurdist episodes: a sing-along at a 1940s beer hall, a randy flamenco teacher, a thirsty King Charles XII of Sweden en route to battle, and a diabolical metaphor for the horrors inflicted by European colonialism. It is a journey that unveils the beauty of single moments, the pettiness of others, life’s grandeur, and the humor and tragedy hidden within us all.
