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About Endlessness (2019)

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There is more melancholy in About Endlessness, however, than in his preceding 'Living Trilogy', as despite moments of humour and hopefulness, its dominant themes are regret and loss.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5

Guided by a Scheherazade-like narrator, the film reflects on human life through a series of vignettes - from war-torn Cologne to smaller incidents like the tying of shoelaces.
Giliap (1975)

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The real and the absurd walk arm in arm here.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5

The tribulations and potential romance of a small town hotel waiter.
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence (2014)

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Often highly amusing and thought provoking... always gorgeous to look at.

Donald Munro · 4.5 out of 5

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.
Songs From The Second Floor (2000)

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Andersson's film offers a dystopian vision of the new millennium, where misery, pain, guilt and despair are the universal condition, where escape is impossible, and where, no matter how much anyone tries to turn their back on the past, somehow it always r

Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5

Wry examination of the human condition told through a series of vignettes.
A Swedish Love Story (1970)

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It is as sweet and tender, not to mention as well-observed, a portrayal of young love as you are likely to find the other side of a John Hughes movie.

Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5

Two youngsters fall in love.
You, The Living (2007)

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If Andersson is good at using the visual to create links, then he accompanies this with a strong aural sense.

Daniel Hooper · 4 out of 5

Surreal, dreamlike, and darkly comic sketches about life and death.