Songs from the Second Floor

Roy Andersson
2000
1h 38m
Sweden, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France

Bergman and Tati find a common language in the former's homeland, thanks to Roy Anderson's inventive film in which the absurdity of everyday life meets the concerns of a society moving forward without a moral compass. One of the masterpieces of the 00s, first part of an informal trilogy.

Synopsis

At some unspecified time between the 1950s and today, somewhere in the northern hemisphere, things are not going well at all: A magician makes a tragic mistake and saws a man in half, a lost immigrant is beaten up in a busy street, an employee is fired after being humiliated for no apparent reason, and there's a traffic jam.

Details

Director

Roy Andersson

Cast

Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Torbjörn Fahlström

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Also known as

Sånger från Andra Våningen | Τραγούδια από τον Δεύτερο Όροφο

Festival screenings

Cannes FF

Language

Swedish, Russian

Subtitles

Greek

Age rating

15+

Jury Prize

Cannes Film Festival

2000

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