
You, the Living
Directed by Roy Andersson
Produced by Roy Andersson Filmproduktion, Coproduction Office
A rapid-fire, surreal Swedish comedy built from disconnected vignettes that blend absurdist humor, alienation, and deadpan observation into a kaleidoscopic portrait of modern life.
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.
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Questions people ask
Is You, the Living one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.
Is You, the Living violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is You, the Living sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is You, the Living scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does You, the Living end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is You, the Living easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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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There is almost nothing else like this.
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