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''A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence'' ( sv, En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron) is a 2014 internationally co-produced
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written and directed by
Roy Andersson Roy Arne Lennart Andersson (born 31 March 1943) is a Swedish film director, best known for ''A Swedish Love Story'' (1970), '' About Endlessness'' (2019) and his "Living trilogy," which includes '' Songs from the Second Floor'' (2000), '' You, ...
. It is the third installment in his "Living" trilogy, following '' Songs from the Second Floor'' (2000) and ''
You, the Living ''You, the Living'' ( sv, Du levande) is a 2007 Swedish black comedy-drama film written and directed by Roy Andersson. The film is an exploration of the "grandeur of existence," centered on the lives of a group of individuals, such as an overweigh ...
'' (2007). It premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival where it was awarded the
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for Best Film. It was selected as the Swedish entry for the
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at the
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but it was not nominated. Its title is a reference to the 1565 painting ''
The Hunters in the Snow ''The Hunters in the Snow'' ( nl, Jagers in de Sneeuw), also known as ''The Return of the Hunters'', is a 1565 oil-on-wood painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, Northern Renaissance work is one of a se ...
'' by
Pieter Bruegel the Elder Pieter Bruegel (also Brueghel or Breughel) the Elder (, ; ; – 9 September 1569) was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (so-called genr ...
. The painting depicts a rural wintertime scene, with some birds perched on tree branches. Andersson said he imagined that the birds in the scene are watching the people below, wondering what they are doing. He explained the title of the film as a "different way of saying 'what are we actually doing', that's what the movie is about." At the Venice Film Festival, Andersson said that the film had been inspired by the 1948 Italian film ''
Bicycle Thieves ''Bicycle Thieves'' ( it, Ladri di biciclette; sometimes known in the United States as ''The Bicycle Thief'') is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It follows the story of a poor father searching in post- World ...
'' by
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.


Plot

The
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movie, hyper reality, consists of a series of mostly self-contained
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, sometimes connected by recurring themes or characters. The story loosely follows two traveling novelty salesmen, Jonathan and Sam, who live in a desolate flophouse, and their unsuccessful attempts to win customers for their joke articles (vampire teeth, laughing bags and a monster mask). Although there is no main storyline in the traditional sense, all scenes are connected.


Cast

* Holger Andersson as Jonathan * Nils Westblom as Sam


Reception

''A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence'' received an 89% "Certified Fresh" rating on
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, based on 98 reviews, with an average rating of 7.83/10. The consensus reads: "Expertly assembled and indelibly original, ''A Pigeon Sat on a Branch'' concludes writer-director Roy Andersson's Living trilogy in style." The film also received a score of 81 out of 100 on
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, based on 23 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Accessed May 6, 2020.


See also

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List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film are handed out annually by representatives from the Guldbagge Awards jury. Sweden has submitted films for consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film category sin ...


References


External links

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''A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting on Existence'' on kinocritics.com
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