Is Songs from the Second Floor one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Songs from the Second Floor end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Songs from the Second Floor sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Songs from the Second Floor easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Songs from the Second Floor violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Songs from the Second Floor scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Songs from the Second Floor

Name: Songs from the Second Floor
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2000
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Torbjörn Fahlström, Sten Andersson

Directed by Roy Andersson

Produced by SVT Drama, Easy Film

200099 min7.1 / 10

A surreal, apocalyptic poem-film where a traffic jam becomes a metaphor for societal collapse and human absurdity, told through fragmented, anarchic vignettes.

A monumental traffic jam serves as the backdrop for the lives of the inhabitants of a Swedish city.

Clusters

Philosophical Life Reflections Dark Comedy Nightmares Reality Turning Into Horror Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Roads and Railways

Genres

Drama Comedy

Keywords

Poem Insanity Witness Poet Surrealism Traffic Jam Apocalypse Crucifix Anarchic Comedy

Where to watch

StreamThe Criterion Channel

Questions people ask

Is Songs from the Second Floor one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.
Does Songs from the Second Floor end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Songs from the Second Floor sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Songs from the Second Floor easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Songs from the Second Floor violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Songs from the Second Floor scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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