Songs From The Second Floor Roy Andersson

A film poem inspired by the peruvian poet césar vallejo.

Songs from the second floor roy andersson. Since 1970 when roy directed his first cinematic film a love story en kärlekshistoria he has produced three more movies which along with the first have received plenty of. After several years of silence when it comes to cinematic film products swedish directors roy anderson returned with songs from the second floor the year 2000. Roy andersson is a genius film maker almost without parallel in my opinion. Sånger från andra våningen songs from the second floor silent song.

The film uses many quotations from the work of the peruvian poet césar vallejo as a recurring. Songs from the second floor is a deeply moving piece of art that has lingered with me long after watching it. Sånger från andra våningen is a swedish black comedy drama film which was released to cinemas in sweden on 6 october 2000 written and directed by roy andersson it presents a series of disconnected vignettes that together interrogate aspects of modern life. Directed by roy andersson.

Roy andersson s songs from the second floor is a collision at the intersection of farce and tragedy the apocalypse as a joke on us. Guest lecture on roy andersson s songs from the second floor including an introduction to basic film analysis applied to songs from the second floor but using erik poppe s deusynlige as a point of. If a pigeon sat on a branch reflecting on existence was billed as the final part of roy andersson s trilogy on being human along with songs from the second floor and you the living what might one call about endlessness om det oandliga arriving five years later this episodic black comedy is very much in the vein of the swedish director s earlier work. Songs from the second floor swedish.

In a sour gray city filled with pale drunken salarymen and parading flagellants everything goes wrong pain is laughed at businesses fail traffic seizes up and a girl is made into a human sacrifice to save. We meet people in the city. Where are we humans going. Since 1970 when roy directed his first cinematic film a love story en kärlekshistoria he has produced three more movies which along with the first have received plenty of.

Light glancing absurdist. Without the fantastic humour of you the living this film is melancholy and more than a little bit bleak but never the less it is a must see viewing. People trying to communicate searching compassion and get the connection of small and large things.