Roy Andersson

Roy Andersson

Personal information

Known for
Directing
Known credits
36
Gender
Male
Born
March 31, 1943
Place of birth
Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Also known as
로이 앤더슨Roy Arne Lennart Andersson

Biography

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).

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Popular

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Movie
2014

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

Movie · 2014

Songs from the Second Floor
Movie
2000

Songs from the Second Floor

Movie · 2000

You, the Living
Movie
2007

You, the Living

Movie · 2007

About Endlessness
Movie
2019

About Endlessness

Movie · 2019

A Swedish Love Story
Movie
1970

A Swedish Love Story

Movie · 1970

World of Glory
Movie
1991

World of Glory

Movie · 1991

Filmography

Directing

17 titles

Acting

17 titles

Writing

11 titles

Editing

5 titles

Production

3 titles

Camera

1 titles

Crew

1 titles