You, the Living

You, the Living

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Sept. 21, 2007

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 (Jessica Lundberg) 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.

You, the Living

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Sept. 21, 2007

You, the Living
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 (Jessica Lundberg) 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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, Canal+, Det Danske Filminstitut, Svenska Filminstitutet, Style Jam, SVT, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, 4 1/2, WDR/Arte, Studio 24, Eurimages Council of Europe, Posthus Teatret
Original title Du levande
Directors Roy Andersson
Writers Roy Andersson

Cast

Håkan Angser

as The Psychiatrist

Eric Bäckman

as Micke Larsson

Patrik Anders Edgren

as The Professor

Björn Englund

as The Tuba Player

Lennart Eriksson

as The Man on the Balcony

Pär Fredriksson

as The Carpet Dealer

Gunnar Ivarsson

as The Businessman

Leif Larsson

as The Carpenter

Jessica Nilsson

as The Teacher

Jörgen Nohall

as Uffe

Waldemar Nowak

as The Pick-pocket

Olle Olson

as The Consultant

Kemal Sener

as The Barber

Jan Wikbladh

as The Fan

Göran Holm

as Man at the psychiatrist (uncredited)