You, the Living

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 21, 2007

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

Swedish

Countries

Sweden, Japan, Germany, France, Denmark, Norway

Production

Canal+,Det Danske Filminstitut,Svenska Filminstitutet,SVT,Nordisk Film & TV Fond,WDR,ARTE,ARTE France Cinéma,WDR/Arte,4 1/2,Coproduction Office,Société Parisienne de Production,Eurimages Council of Europe,Studio 24,stylejam,Posthus Teatret,Thermidor Filmproduktion,Roy Andersson Filmproduktion

Cast

Håkan Angser,Eric Bäckman,Patrik Anders Edgren,Björn Englund,Lennart Eriksson,Pär Fredriksson,Elisabeth Helander,Gunnar Ivarsson,Leif Larsson,Jessika Lundbergand 8 more

Director

Roy Andersson

Writer

Roy Andersson

Producer

Pernilla Sandström,Philippe Bober

Cinematography

Christian Haag,Fredrik Borg,Gustav Danielsson

Music

Benny Andersson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$1,843,810

IMDb

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