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Roy Andersson (b. 1943)

Alias:
Roy Arne Lennart Andersson
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Birthplace:
Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Born:
March 31, 1943

Biography from TheMovieDB

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

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Film Production

Assistant Director:
1969  Adalen 31

Director:
1967  Visiting One's Son
1968  The White Match
1968  To Fetch a Bike
1969  Adalen 31
1969  Saturday October 5th
1970  A Swedish Love Story
1975  Giliap
1977  Trygg-Hansa - Glasrutan
1979  Fazer - The Bus
1979  So Terribly Unnecessary
1981  Fazer - Duck Hunting in the Weeds
1982  Trygg-Hansa - Bröllopet
1985  HSB - Spjälsängen
1985  Lotto - The Family
1985  Why Should We Care About Each Other?
1987  Preppens - Paret
1987  Something Has Happened
1988  Felix Potato Strips
1989  Lotto - Restaurant Kitchen
1991  World of Glory
2000  One Morning All Over the World
2000  Songs from the Second Floor
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2007  Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007  You, the Living
2009  5 x Roy Andersson
2014  A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2019  About Endlessness

Director of Photography:
1967  Visiting One's Son
1968  The White Match
1968  To Fetch a Bike
1969  Adalen 31
1969  Saturday October 5th
1970  A Swedish Love Story
1975  Giliap
1977  Trygg-Hansa - Glasrutan
1979  Fazer - The Bus
1979  So Terribly Unnecessary
1981  Fazer - Duck Hunting in the Weeds
1982  Trygg-Hansa - Bröllopet
1985  HSB - Spjälsängen
1985  Lotto - The Family
1985  Why Should We Care About Each Other?
1987  Preppens - Paret
1987  Something Has Happened
1988  Felix Potato Strips
1989  Lotto - Restaurant Kitchen
1991  World of Glory
2000  One Morning All Over the World
2000  Songs from the Second Floor
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2007  Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007  You, the Living
2009  5 x Roy Andersson
2014  A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2019  About Endlessness

Editor:
1967  Visiting One's Son
1968  The White Match
1968  To Fetch a Bike
1969  Adalen 31
1969  Saturday October 5th
1970  A Swedish Love Story
1975  Giliap
1977  Trygg-Hansa - Glasrutan
1979  Fazer - The Bus
1979  So Terribly Unnecessary
1981  Fazer - Duck Hunting in the Weeds
1982  Trygg-Hansa - Bröllopet
1985  HSB - Spjälsängen
1985  Lotto - The Family
1985  Why Should We Care About Each Other?
1987  Preppens - Paret
1987  Something Has Happened
1988  Felix Potato Strips
1989  Lotto - Restaurant Kitchen
1991  World of Glory
2000  One Morning All Over the World
2000  Songs from the Second Floor
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2007  Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007  You, the Living
2009  5 x Roy Andersson
2014  A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2019  About Endlessness

Producer:
1967  Visiting One's Son
1968  The White Match
1968  To Fetch a Bike
1969  Adalen 31
1969  Saturday October 5th
1970  A Swedish Love Story
1975  Giliap
1977  Trygg-Hansa - Glasrutan
1979  Fazer - The Bus
1979  So Terribly Unnecessary
1981  Fazer - Duck Hunting in the Weeds
1982  Trygg-Hansa - Bröllopet
1985  HSB - Spjälsängen
1985  Jonny Roova
1985  Lotto - The Family
1985  Why Should We Care About Each Other?
1987  Preppens - Paret
1987  Something Has Happened
1988  Felix Potato Strips
1989  Lotto - Restaurant Kitchen
1991  World of Glory
2000  One Morning All Over the World
2000  Songs from the Second Floor
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2007  Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007  You, the Living
2009  5 x Roy Andersson
2014  A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2019  About Endlessness

Screenplay:
1967  Visiting One's Son
1968  The White Match
1968  To Fetch a Bike
1969  Adalen 31
1969  Saturday October 5th
1970  A Swedish Love Story
1975  Giliap
1977  Trygg-Hansa - Glasrutan
1979  Fazer - The Bus
1979  So Terribly Unnecessary
1981  Fazer - Duck Hunting in the Weeds
1982  Trygg-Hansa - Bröllopet
1985  HSB - Spjälsängen
1985  Jonny Roova
1985  Lotto - The Family
1985  Why Should We Care About Each Other?
1987  Preppens - Paret
1987  Something Has Happened
1988  Felix Potato Strips
1989  Lotto - Restaurant Kitchen
1991  World of Glory
2000  One Morning All Over the World
2000  Songs from the Second Floor
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2007  Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007  You, the Living
2009  5 x Roy Andersson
2014  A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2019  About Endlessness

Thanks:
1967  Visiting One's Son
1968  The White Match
1968  To Fetch a Bike
1969  Adalen 31
1969  Saturday October 5th
1970  A Swedish Love Story
1975  Giliap
1977  Trygg-Hansa - Glasrutan
1979  Fazer - The Bus
1979  So Terribly Unnecessary
1981  Fazer - Duck Hunting in the Weeds
1982  Trygg-Hansa - Bröllopet
1985  HSB - Spjälsängen
1985  Jonny Roova
1985  Lotto - The Family
1985  Why Should We Care About Each Other?
1987  Preppens - Paret
1987  Something Has Happened
1988  Felix Potato Strips
1989  Lotto - Restaurant Kitchen
1991  World of Glory
2000  One Morning All Over the World
2000  Songs from the Second Floor
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2007  Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007  You, the Living
2009  5 x Roy Andersson
2014  A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2019  About Endlessness
2021  The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Writer:
1967  Visiting One's Son
1968  The White Match
1968  To Fetch a Bike
1969  Adalen 31
1969  Saturday October 5th
1970  A Swedish Love Story
1975  Giliap
1977  Trygg-Hansa - Glasrutan
1979  Fazer - The Bus
1979  So Terribly Unnecessary
1981  Fazer - Duck Hunting in the Weeds
1982  Trygg-Hansa - Bröllopet
1985  HSB - Spjälsängen
1985  Jonny Roova
1985  Lotto - The Family
1985  Why Should We Care About Each Other?
1987  Preppens - Paret
1987  Something Has Happened
1988  Felix Potato Strips
1989  Lotto - Restaurant Kitchen
1991  World of Glory
2000  One Morning All Over the World
2000  Songs from the Second Floor
2006  Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2007  Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007  You, the Living
2009  5 x Roy Andersson
2014  A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2019  About Endlessness
2021  The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

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