Du levande

Sep 21 2007 Not Rated 1h 35m
Comedy, Drama, Music

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket, and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.

Official Trailer
Plot

A series of scenes that focus specially on a single idea, emotion or act us. In the absence of interfering qualities this film is able to take one factoring influence and amplify it to absurd and hilarious proportions. Each scene gives us an uninterrupted view at some of the more unglamorous characteristics that in the end determine who we are, both as individuals and as a thread in the patchwork of the collective human unconscious.

Written by

Roy Andersson

Directed by

Roy Andersson

Cast

Elisabeth Helander, Jörgen Nohall, Jan Wikbladh

Crew

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Production Countries

Sweden, Japan, Germany, France, Denmark, Norway

Production Companies

Det Danske Filminstitut, Eurimages Council of Europe, WDR/Arte, Studio 24, Style Jam, Posthus Teatret, Svenska Filminstitutet, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, 4 1/2, SVT

Languages

svenska

Awards

11 wins & 6 nominations total

Trailers
Du levande trailer
Official Restored Trailer [Subtitled]
Scores
# of Votes
16,924
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
81
Popularity
NA