Description
You, the Living is a documentary film by Swedish director Roy Andersson. The film consists of fifty short sketches, each filmed in one take. The sketches explore the "grandeur of existence", with themes of human emotions and relationships.
Swedish director Roy Andersson explores the 'grandeur of
existence', in this award-winning film consisting of fifty surreal
short sketches, each filmed in one take. Filming the actors in a
variety of unconventional settings with tragicomic themes,
Andersson explores the humanity and common threads that link their
everyday lives with empathy and charm. A visually distinctive film,
its characters include a disgruntled psychiatrist, a junior school
teacher with emotional issues, a heart broken groupie, and a
business consultant having a bad-hair day.