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Roy Andersson

Roy Andersson

Roy Arne Lennart Andersson is a Swedish film director, best known for his distinctive style of absurdist humor and melancholic depictions of human life. His personal style is characterized by long takes, and stiff caricaturing of Swedish culture and grotesque. Over his career Andersson earned prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival. Andersson spent much of his professional life working on advertisement spots, directing over 400 commercials and two short films; directing six feature-length films in six decades. He made his feature film debut with A Swedish Love Story (1970) followed by Giliap (1975). Anderson received the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize for Songs from the Second Floor (2000). His film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) won the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion. He other notable films include You, the Living (2007), and About Endlessness (2019). Imdb Mini Bio By ; yusufpiskin

Known for

Being Bo Widerberg
Being Bo Widerberg
2025 • Self
The Andersson Brothers
The Andersson Brothers
2024 • Self
Roy Andersson's People
Roy Andersson's People
2023 • Self
Being a Human Person
Being a Human Person
2020 • Self
Året var 1970
Året var 1970
2020 • Self (archive footage)
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018 • Self
Citizen Schein
Citizen Schein
2017 • Self
Palme
Palme
2012 • Self

Full filmography

Året var 1970
Året var 1970
2020 • Self (archive footage)
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Palme
Palme
2012 • Self
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Roy Andersson – Biography, Known For & Filmography