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You The Living
2008
"You, the Living" is a film about humankind, its greatness and its baseness, joy and sorrow, its self-confidence and anxiety, its desire to love and be loved. An assortment of washed out interiors provide the backdrop for a motley crew of characters: a stout depressive and her long-suffering husband; a young girl with an .. Read more
| Starring | Fred Anderson, Patrik Anders Edgren, Björn Englund, Robert Grundström |
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| Director | Roy Andersson |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, World Cinema |
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You The Living
"You, the Living" is a film about humankind, its greatness and its baseness, joy and sorrow, its self-confidence and anxiety, its desire to love and be loved. An assortment of washed out interiors provide the backdrop for a motley crew of characters: a stout depressive and her long-suffering husband; a young girl with an unrequited crush on a rock musician; an Arab barber taking sweet revenge on a racist customer; couples with too much to say, or too little; and a diligent tuba player...
| Starring | Fred Anderson, Patrik Anders Edgren, Björn Englund, Robert Grundström, Elisabeth Helander, Lars Hemingstam, Elisabeth Jörgensen, Leif Larsson, Jessika Lundberg, Sandy Mansson, Olle Olson, Birgitta Persson, Kemal Sener, Håkan Angser, Rolf Engström, Rolf Eng, Gunnar Ivarsson, Eric Bäckman, Lennart Eriksson, Pär Fredriksson |
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| Director | Roy Andersson |
| Studio | FUSION MEDIA |
| Original title | Du levande |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Swedish |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Rent: DVD: 14 Jul 2008 |
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The tragicomedy of the human condition as seen by the distinctively affectionate, absurdist eye of Swedenâs most... read more on Time Out
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Swedish sadist slapstick
This film is truely a triumph of non mainstream comedy that should be able to rival any hollywood comedy of 2008 with ease due to a fantastic script and ... read more »
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funny as beige can be
A very hard film to explain...just let me say that although the film appears to be moving at the pace of a very old snail, there is so much happening 'just ... read more »
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well deserved good critics
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Flawed but worth a watch
I enjoyed Songs from the Second Floor, which I'm hoping comes to LoveFilm soon. That is a better film than You, the Living - as far as I remember. If the ... read more »
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You, the Living
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Roy Andersson is not a household name even among film buffs, and the shy Swede is not likely to become one either. But he is one of the world's most idiosyncratic moviemakers with a vision that is instantly identifiable, a perfectionist who operates his own private film studio. He's something of a genius, and funny as hell. Condemned to the world of advertising after his second feature flopped in 1974 (Bergman said he made the best commercials in the world. Well, probably) Andersson returned... Read more
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You The Living
"You, the Living" is a film about humankind, its greatness and its baseness, joy and sorrow, its self-confidence and anxiety, its desire to love and be loved. An assortment of washed out interiors provide the backdrop for a motley crew of characters: a stout depressive and her long-suffering ...
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