A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Directed by Roy Andersson
Produced by Roy Andersson Filmproduktion, Essential Filmproduktion
A surreal, anarchic meditation on human cruelty and meaninglessness that oscillates between nightmare and deadpan absurdity without offering resolution.
An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.
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Is A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.
Does A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
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