You, the Living

Sep 21, 2007

1h 33m

★ 7.1

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Roy Andersson Filmproduktion

Coproduction Office

Société Parisienne de Production

Thermidor Filmproduktion

4 1/2

SVT

ARTE France Cinéma

stylejam

WDR

ARTE

You, the Living Trailers

Cast

The Psychiatrist

Håkan Angser

Micke Larsson

Eric Bäckman

The Professor

Patrik Anders Edgren

The Tuba Player

Björn Englund

The Man on the Balcony

Lennart Eriksson

The Carpet Dealer

Pär Fredriksson

Mia

Elisabeth Helander

The Businessman

Gunnar Ivarsson

The Carpenter

Leif Larsson

Anna

Jessika Lundberg

The Teacher

Jessica Nilsson

Uffe

Jörgen Nohall

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