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). 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
About Endlessness
(2019)
Director
A Swedish Love Story
(1970)
Director
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
(2014)
Director
You, the Living
(2007)
Director
Songs from the Second Floor
(2000)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Visiting One's Son
(1967)
Director
To Fetch a Bike
(1968)
Director
The White Match
(1968)
Director
Adalen 31
(1969)
Assistant Director
Saturday October 5th
(1969)
Director
A Swedish Love Story
(1970)
Director
Giliap
(1975)
Director
Trygg-Hansa - Glasrutan
(1977)
Director
Så fruktansvärt onödigt
(1979)
Director
Fazer Bussen
(1979)
Director
Fazer - Andjakt i vassen
(1981)
Director
Trygg-Hansa - Bröllopet
(1982)
Director
Lotto - The Family
(1985)
Director
Why Should We Care About Each Other?
(1985)
Director
HSB - Spjälsängen
(1985)
Director
Preppens - Paret
(1987)
Director
Felix Potato Strips
(1988)
Director
Lotto - Restaurangkök
(1989)
Director
World of Glory
(1991)
Director
Something Has Happened
(1993)
Director
Songs from the Second Floor
(2000)
Director
Un matin partout dans le monde
(2000)
Director
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
(2006)
Director
You, the Living
(2007)
Director
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
(2007)
Director
5 x Roy Andersson
(2009)
Director
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
(2014)
Director
About Endlessness
(2019)
Director
Acting
Liv till varje pris
(1998)
Himself
Obsessions du deuxième étage
(2000)
Self
The Greatness of the Small Man
(2000)
Self
You Do the Best You Can
(2001)
Self
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
(2004)
Self
På genomresa - en intervju med Roy Andersson
(2009)
Himself
Tomorrow's Another Day
(2011)
Himself
Lev människa... för helvete... så länge du kan!
(2012)
Himself
Citizen Schein
(2017)
Himself
Bergman: A Year in a Life
(2018)
Self
Being a Human Person
(2020)
Self
The Andersson Brothers
(2024)
Self
Writing
To Fetch a Bike
(1968)
Writer
Saturday October 5th
(1969)
Writer
A Swedish Love Story
(1970)
Writer
Giliap
(1975)
Writer
World of Glory
(1991)
Screenplay
Something Has Happened
(1993)
Writer
Songs from the Second Floor
(2000)
Screenplay
You, the Living
(2007)
Screenplay
5 x Roy Andersson
(2009)
Writer
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
(2014)
Screenplay
About Endlessness
(2019)
Screenplay
Camera
Editing
Saturday October 5th
(1969)
Editor
Giliap
(1975)
Editor
Something Has Happened
(1993)
Editor
Songs from the Second Floor
(2000)
Editor
About Endlessness
(2019)
Editor
Production