You, the Living

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket, and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.

Production Companies

Roy Andersson Filmproduktion

Coproduction OfficeSociété Parisienne de ProductionThermidor Filmproduktion

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SVT

ARTE France Cinéma

WDR/Artestylejam