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Roy Andersson

Directing

Roy Andersson

SV, EN, FR cinema · 36 credits

Born

31 March 1943 (age 83)

Birthplace

Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Also known as 로이 앤더슨 · Roy Arne Lennart Andersson

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). Imdb Mini Bio By ; yusufpiskin

Known for

Filmography

Being Bo Widerberg poster

Being Bo Widerberg

SV · 20258.0

as Self

The Andersson Brothers poster

The Andersson Brothers

SV · 20246.7

as Self

Roy Andersson's People poster

Roy Andersson's People

SV · 20238.0

as Self

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World poster

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

SV · 20217.3

Thanks

Being a Human Person poster

Being a Human Person

EN · 20205.7

as Self

Året var 1970 poster

Året var 1970

SV · 20205.0

as Self (archive footage)

About Endlessness poster

About Endlessness

SV · 20196.5

Screenplay, Director, Editor

Bergman: A Year in a Life poster

Bergman: A Year in a Life

SV · 20187.4

as Self

Citizen Schein poster

Citizen Schein

SV · 20176.0

as Self

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence poster

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

SV · 20146.8

Director, Screenplay

Live, Human... as Long as You Possibly Can! poster

Live, Human... as Long as You Possibly Can!

EN · 2012Not rated

as Himself

Room 1112 poster

Room 1112

SV · 20126.9

Actor

Palme poster

Palme

SV · 20127.6

as Self

Tomorrow's Another Day poster

Tomorrow's Another Day

EN · 20116.0

as Himself

På genomresa - en intervju med Roy Andersson

2009

På genomresa - en intervju med Roy Andersson

SV · 2009Not rated

as Himself

5 x Roy Andersson poster

5 x Roy Andersson

SV · 200910.0

Writer, Director

You, the Living poster

You, the Living

SV · 20077.1

Director, Screenplay

Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) poster

Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)

EN · 20076.0

Director

Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) poster

Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

EN · 20066.0

Director

With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof poster

With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

SV · 2004Not rated

as Self

You Do the Best You Can poster

You Do the Best You Can

SV · 2001Not rated

as Self

Obsessions from the Second Floor poster

Obsessions from the Second Floor

FR · 20009.0

as Self

The Greatness of the Small Man poster

The Greatness of the Small Man

SV · 2000Not rated

as Self

Songs from the Second Floor poster

Songs from the Second Floor

SV · 20007.0

Screenplay, Director, Editor, Producer

Life at Any Cost poster

Life at Any Cost

SV · 19986.7

as Himself

World of Glory poster

World of Glory

SV · 19917.1

Director, Screenplay

Something Has Happened poster

Something Has Happened

SV · 19877.3

Editor, Director, Writer

Jonny Roova poster

Jonny Roova

SV · 19858.0

Producer

Så fruktansvärt onödigt

1979

So Terribly Unnecessary

SV · 1979Not rated

Producer, Director

Giliap poster

Giliap

SV · 19755.6

Writer, Director, Editor

A Swedish Love Story poster

A Swedish Love Story

SV · 19707.0

Director, Writer

Saturday October 5th poster

Saturday October 5th

SV · 19695.5

Director, Editor, Writer

Adalen 31 poster

Adalen 31

SV · 19696.6

Assistant Director

To Fetch a Bike poster

To Fetch a Bike

SV · 19684.5

Director, Writer

The White Game poster

The White Game

SV · 19687.1

Director of Photography, Director

Visiting One's Son poster

Visiting One's Son

SV · 19675.6

Director