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Seville Film Festival 2018

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A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence and Giliap
Giliap (Country: Sweden; Year: 1975; Director: Roy Andersson; Writer: Roy Andersson; Stars: Thommy Berggren, Mona Seilitz, Willie Andréason, Lars-Levi Læstadius, Henry Olhans, Rainer Mieth, Pernilla August, Arne Leif Nielsen, Julie Bernby, Carl-Åke Bergman, Sven Sparr, Ewa Wiberg, Harry Karlström, Irma Attermark, Lars Lennartsson)
The tribulations and potential romance of a small town hotel waiter.
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A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence (En Duva Satt På En Gren Och Funderade På Tillvaron) (Country: Sweden, Norway, France, Germany ; Year: 2014; Director: Roy Andersson; Stars: Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom, Charlotta Larsson)
Two travelling salesmen undertake a magical mystery tour of suffering, indulgence and melancholy as they attempt to sell novelty items to strangers and bring a little cheer into their lives.
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Songs From The Second Floor (Sånger från andra våningen) (Country: Sweden, Norway, Denmark; Year: 2000; Director: Roy Andersson; Writer: Roy Andersson; Stars: Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt CW Carlsson, Torbjörn Fahlström, Sten Andersson, Lucio Vucina, Per Jörnelius, Peter Roth, Klas-Göstra Olsson, Nils-Åke Olsson, Hanna Eriksson, Tommy Johansson, Sture Olsson, Fredrik Sjögren)
Wry examination of the human condition told through a series of vignettes.
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Saturday October 5th (Country: Sweden; Year: 1969; Director: Roy Andersson; Writer: Roy Andersson; Stars: Stefan Böhm, Curt Ericson, Eric Hansson, Bernt Hedberg, Lars Karlsteen, Ingeborg Kähr, Rose Lagercrantz, Gunnar Ossiander, Sol Britt Pilotti, Margot Tännerus, Stefan Böhm, Curt Ericson, Eric Hansson, Bernt Hedberg, Lars Karlsteen)
Saturday, 5th October. Bernt, who still lives with his mother, collects his fiancée Marianne from work. We’ll spend this day with them.
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A Swedish Love Story (Country: Sweden; Year: 1970; Director: Roy Andersson; Writer: Roy Andersson; Stars: Ann-Sofie Kylin, Rolf Sohlman, Anita Lindblom, Bertil Norström, Lennart Tellfelt, Margreth Weivers, Arne Andersson, Maud Backéus, Verner Edberg, Elsie Holm, Tommy Nilsson, Gunnar Ossiander, Gunvor Tännérus, Lennart Tollén, Björn Andrésen), Official Site
Two youngsters fall in love.
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Songs From The Second Floor Songs From The Second Floor
Songs From The Second Floor and A Swedish Love Story
You, The Living (Du Levande) (Country: Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark, Norway; Year: 2007; Director: Roy Andersson; Writer: Roy Andersson; Stars: Jessika Lundberg, Elisabet Helander, Björn Englund, Eric Bäckman, Leif Larsson, Ollie Olson, Kemal Sener), Official Site, Trailer
Surreal, dreamlike, and darkly comic sketches about life and death.
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