Songs from the Second Floor

2000 1h 39m SV

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7.0

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88%

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METACRITIC

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7.5

IMDB

★7.0TMDB · 330🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes●77Metacritic★7.5IMDB · 20,990

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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A monumental traffic jam serves as the backdrop for the lives of the inhabitants of a Swedish city.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lars Nordh
Kalle
Stefan Larsson
Stefan
Bengt C.W. Carlsson
Lennart
Torbjörn Fahlström
Pelle Wigert
Sten Andersson
Lasse
Rolando Núñez
The foreigner
Lucio Vucina
The magician
Per Jörnelius
The sawed man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roy Andersson
Writers: Roy Andersson
Languages: Russian, Swedish
Countries: Sweden, Denmark, Norway

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Sweden, Denmark, Norway.

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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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Original score by Benny Andersson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Roy Andersson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lars Nordh and Stefan Larsson and Bengt C.W. Carlsson carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0120263 — 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. Benny Andersson scores. Roy Andersson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden, Denmark, Norway. Dialogue in Russian, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Swedish.
3International production across 3 countries: Sweden, Denmark, Norway.
4Directed by Roy Andersson, shot by István Borbás. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Benny Andersson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Roy Andersson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lars Nordh and Stefan Larsson and Bengt C.W. Carlsson carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0120263 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "poem", "insanity", "witness", "poet".