4.1
106 reviews

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

Roy Andersson20141h 41mSocial IssuesDramedy

Written by Cinobo

Roy Andersson's masterpiece, awarded with a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, takes us into the Swedish director's unique world, on an existential journey of life and death while showing us the humorous and simultaneously tragic nature of our own existence.

Synopsis

Three encounters with death: a man dies of a heart attack while trying to open a bottle of wine. An elderly woman holds a bag full of jewels on her deathbed. A traveler lies dead in the ferry's café after just paying for his meal. At the same time, like the modern Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, a pair of hapless novelty salesmen trading unusual "toys", take us on a kaleidoscopic wanderlust of human destiny.

Information

Director
Cast
Also known as
En Duva Satt på en Gren och Funderade på Tillvaron
Festival screenings
Venice IFF
Language
Swedish, English
Country
Sweden, Germany, Norway, France, Denmark
Subtitles
Greek
Age rating
12+

Venice Film Festival

Golden Lion

2014

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