Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Elisabeth Helander | ... | Mia (as Elisabet Helander) |
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Jörgen Nohall | ... | Uffe (as Jugge Nohall) |
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Jan Wikbladh | ... | The fan (as Jan Wikblad) |
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Björn Englund | ... | Tubaplayer |
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Birgitta Persson | ... | Tubaspelarens fru |
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Lennart Eriksson | ... | Man on the balcony |
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Jessika Lundberg | ... | Anna |
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Eric Bäckman | ... | Micke Larsson |
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Rolf Engström | ... | Trumslagaren |
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Jessica Nilsson | ... | The teacher |
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Pär Fredriksson | ... | The carpet dealer |
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Leif Larsson | ... | Carpenter |
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Patrik Anders Edgren | ... | Professor (as Patrik Edgren) |
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Gunnar Ivarsson | ... | The businessman |
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Waldemar Nowak | ... | The pick-pocket |
A series of scenes that focus specially on a single idea, emotion or act us. In the absence of interfering qualities this film is able to take one factoring influence and amplify it to absurd and hilarious proportions. Each scene gives us an uninterrupted view at some of the more unglamorous characteristics that in the end determine who we are, both as individuals and as a thread in the patchwork of the collective human unconscious. Written by kwedgwood@hotmail.com
A short review without any spoilers follows.
I saw this movie yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival. My initial reaction is one of wonder and happiness. I'm so happy films like this are being made in our age of blockbusters.
Roy Andersson's new movie "You, The Living" is nothing less than a complete masterpiece. You, The Living is composed by some 50 vignettes filmed with a static camera. I will not give away the content of the scenes here, because I hate when people spoil even the smallest details. But, yes, most of the scenes made the 1000 people in the Claude Debussy theatre absolutely baffled and amazed. When the film was over we applauded for several minutes, we had no other choice.
So what's the score with "You, The Living". Hm, Andersson isn't afraid to take on the heavy questions; History, guilt, gand The Holocaust during WW2 are big subjects (and these themes work very well together).
The images created are brilliant, the depth sometimes surpasses "Songs from the Second Floor".
Well, sorry for this ranting, praising review. Look out for the Flying House in the beginning folks!
10/10 stars - A Masterpiece (I never throw this grade out).