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Released 12 years ago.
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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2014 1h 41m SV
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★6.8TMDB · 511
DramaComedyFantasy
Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Roy Andersson
- Writers
- Roy Andersson
- Languages
- English, Swedish
- Countries
- France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Swedish.
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International production across 5 countries: France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Roy Andersson, shot by István Borbás. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Alexandra Strauss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Holger Andersson and Nisse Vestblom and Viktor Gyllenberg carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt1883180 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Roy Andersson directs. István Borbás behind the camera. Alexandra Strauss cuts. Produced in France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark. Dialogue in English, Swedish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 12 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Swedish.
- 3International production across 5 countries: France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark.
- 4Directed by Roy Andersson, shot by István Borbás. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Alexandra Strauss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Holger Andersson and Nisse Vestblom and Viktor Gyllenberg carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt1883180 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- István Borbás
- Editing
- Alexandra Strauss
- Costume design
- Julia Tegström
- Makeup / hair
- Linda Sandberg
- Sound
- Robert Hefter
- Runtime
- 101 min · 1h 41m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,472,431
- Original language
- SV
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Awards
- European Film Award for Best Comedy
- Golden Lion
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Roy Andersson
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- RO
Roy Andersson Filmproduktion
SE
Essential Filmproduktion
DE
ARTE France Cinéma
FR
SVT
SE
4 1/2
NO
ZDF
DE
ARTE
DE
Key crew
- EditorAlexandra Strauss
- ProducerPhilippe Bober
- ProducerPernilla Sandström
- Costume DesignJulia Tegström
- Sound DesignerRobert Hefter
- Makeup ArtistLinda Sandberg
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- anarchic comedy
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2015-06-03PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on ExistenceNL
- Kyyhkynen oksalla istui, olevaista pohtienFI
- En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaronSE
- Um Pombo Pousou num Galho Refletindo sobre a ExistênciaBR
- 비둘기, 가지에 앉아 존재를 성찰하다KR
- さよなら、人類JP
