A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

2014 6.8 (464 votes) 1h 40m

Official Website

Genres

Drama Comedy Fantasy

Production Companies

Roy Andersson Filmproduktion
ZDF/Arte
Essential Filmproduktion
ARTE France Cinéma
SVT
4 1/2

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron)

Overview

An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.

Key Crew

Director: Roy Andersson

Screenplay: Roy Andersson

Producer: Philippe Bober, Pernilla Sandström

Director of Photography: István Borbás, Gergely Pálos

Top Cast

Holger Andersson

Jonathan

Nisse Vestblom

Sam

Viktor Gyllenberg

Le Roi Charles XII

Lotti Törnros

Le Professeur de Flamenco

Jonas Gerholm

Le Colonel Solitaire

Ola Stensson

Le Capitaine/Barbier

Oscar Salomonsson

Le Danseur

Roger Olsen Likvern

Le Gardien

Videos

Official Trailer

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