About this release
Du levande (2007), directed by Roy Andersson, presents a series of interconnected tableaux depicting everyday life, dreams, and quiet despair in contemporary Sweden. Through static compositions and deadpan humor, the film observes human vulnerability, loneliness, and absurdity. The film won Best Nordic Film at the Guldbagge Awards and is a central work in Anderssons internationally acclaimed trilogy. Från IMDB: Humankinds greatness, baseness, joy, sorrow, self-confidence, anxiety, desire to love and be loved.
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Disc 1
DVD
You, the Living (2007)
93 min
ComedyDramaMusic
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.
Credits
Director
Roy Andersson
Writer
Roy Andersson
Cast
Håkan Angseras The Psychiatrist
Eric Bäckmanas Micke Larsson
Patrik Anders Edgrenas The Professor
Björn Englundas The Tuba Player
Lennart Erikssonas The Man on the Balcony
Pär Fredrikssonas The Carpet Dealer
Elisabeth Helanderas Mia
Gunnar Ivarssonas The Businessman
Leif Larssonas The Carpenter
Jessika Lundbergas Anna
Cinematographer
Fredrik Borg
Gustav Danielsson
Christian Haag
Composer
Benny Andersson
Editor
Anna Märta Waern
Alexandra Strauss
Producer
Pernilla Sandström
Philippe Bober
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 2, 2026