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Roy Andersson
Director

Roy Andersson

31 Mar 1943Born
83Age
17Credits
Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, SwedenBirthplace

Biography

Roy Arne Lennart Andersson is a Swedish film director, best known for his distinctive style of absurdist humor and melancholic depictions of human life. His personal style is characterized by long takes, and stiff caricaturing of Swedish culture and grotesque. Over his career Andersson earned prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival.

Andersson spent much of his professional life working on advertisement spots, directing over 400 commercials and two short films; directing six feature-length films in six decades. He made his feature film debut with A Swedish Love Story (1970) followed by Giliap (1975).

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Anderson received the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize for Songs from the Second Floor (2000). His film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) won the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion. He other notable films include You, the Living (2007), and About Endlessness (2019).

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 2019About EndlessnessFilm: Screenplay, Director
  2. 2014A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on ExistenceFilm: Director, Screenplay
  3. 2012Room 1112Film
  4. 20095 x Roy AnderssonFilm: Writer, Director
  5. 2007Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)Film: Director
  6. 2007You, the LivingFilm: Director, Screenplay
  7. 2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)Film: Director
  8. 2000Songs from the Second FloorFilm: Screenplay, Director
  9. 1991World of GloryFilm: Director, Screenplay
  10. 1987Something Has HappenedFilm: Director, Writer
  11. 1979So Terribly UnnecessaryFilm: Director
  12. 1975GiliapFilm: Writer, Director
  13. 1970A Swedish Love StoryFilm: Director, Writer
  14. 1969Saturday October 5thFilm: Director, Writer
  15. 1968The White GameFilm: Director
  16. 1968To Fetch a BikeFilm: Director, Writer
  17. 1967Visiting One's SonFilm: Director

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