You, The Living (2007)

Part of the Between An Elephants Toes & Trunk
Director: | Roy Andersson |
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Certificate: | Guideline 15 |
Length: | |
Format: | Unknown |
Language: | Swedish with English Subtitles |
Country: | Sweden |
You, the Living is a film about humankind, its greatness, its baseness, it's joy, it's sorrow, its self-confidence, it's anxiety and its desire to love and be loved.
"Hilarious, Monty Python meets Ingmar Bergman… Utterly unique"
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Trailer Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NzQ9vqyXAM
IMDB - User Review
An intimate insight into what makes us all human
There is no plot. There are no central characters. There are no moving cameras or close-ups. In fact, this film does not follow any of the conventional storytelling techniques used by mainstream film. However, Roy Andersson's Du Levande is a remarkable piece of cinematic storytelling. It is a touching look at the human psyche.Comprised of a series of vignettes, Roy Andersson gives us an intimate insight into what makes us all human. In perfectly framed static shots, added with the perfectly in tune, yet quirky, music, Roy introduces us to a host of characters as they undertake their daily existence. Some bordering on tragic, others hilarious, we are taken on a Nordic journey like no other.It is a journey into the little things that make us human. Instead of over-the-top storytelling or visual techniques, everything is stripped down to the bare minimum so that our sole focus is on the characters themselves. It focuses on the insignificant points of our lives that make us who we are; our dreams, our desperation. It's through this simple observation of others that we can accept who we are as individuals.The washed out colours and deathly-pale makeup of the characters only seems to emphasize their individual stories and remind us that unlike them, we are all alive. There is no happy ending or light at the end of the tunnel in this film, yet you walk out of the cinema with a sense of life. Much more accessible than his earlier film, Songs from the Second Floor, Du Levande, is a truly inspiring piece of cinema.
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