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Hypnotic and darkly humorous, You, The Living is a uniquely Scandinavian take on the absurdities of the human condition. Expertly shot and whimsically written, Swedish director Roy Andersson's long-awaited return to cinema traces a series of bizarre, deadpan and comic vignettes which wryly address the meaning (or lack thereof) of life. Visually striking, strangely hilarious, utterly surreal and fantastical in its execution, You, The Living is destined to become a cult classic.
"You, The Living is about the human being, about her greatness and her miserableness, her joy and her sorrow, her self-confidence and anxiety. A being at whom we want to laugh and also cry for. It is simply a tragic comedy or comic tragedy about us." Roy Andsersson, director
A uniquely Scandinavian comedy that took the festivals by storm!
WINNER: Best Direction, Best Film, Best Screenplay - Guldbagge Awards (main awards of the Swedish Film Institute) 2008; Silver Hugo for Best Direction - Chicago International Film Festival 2007; Georges Delerue Prize - Flanders International Film Festival 2007
NOMINATED: Best Direction - European Film Awards 2008
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Perth International Arts Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival
Quotes
**** "You could actually take almost every image from the film and hang it on the wall." David Stratton, ABC1's AT THE MOVIES
**** "I loved it." Margaret Pomeranz, ABC1's AT THE MOVIES
Best of 2008: "...extremely funny... A total original." Priscella Engall, DRUM
**** "Remarkable." Philippa Hawker, THE AGE
Audio commentary with director Roy Andersson
Set design clip from the lab of director Roy Andersson
At the Movies Interview with writer/director Roy Andersson by ABC's David Stratton
Original theatrical trailer
Dolby® Digital 5.1 surround sound
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