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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

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2014 film by Roy Andersson

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Swedish film poster
Directed byRoy Andersson
Written byRoy Andersson
Produced by
  • Linn Kirkenær
  • Pernilla Sandström
  • Håkon Øverås
  • Philippe Bober
StarringHolger Andersson
Nisse Vestblom
Charlotta Larsson
Viktor Gyllenberg
Lotti Tornros
Jonas Gerholm
Ola Stensson
Oscar Salomonsson
Roger Olsen Likvern
CinematographyIstván Borbás
Gergely Pálos
Edited byAlexandra Strauss
Production
company
Roy Andersson Filmproduktion ABCoproduction Office
Distributed byTriArt Film (Sweden)
Release dates
  • 2 September 2014 (2014-09-02) (Venice)
  • 14 November 2014 (2014-11-14) (Sweden)
Running time
101 minutes
CountriesSweden
Norway
France
Germany
Denmark
LanguageSwedish
Box office$5.8 million[1]

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (Swedish:En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron) is a 2014 internationally co-producedblackcomedy-drama film written and directed byRoy Andersson. It is the third installment in his "Living" trilogy, followingSongs from the Second Floor (2000) andYou, the Living (2007). It premiered at the71st Venice International Film Festival[2][3] where it was awarded theGolden Lion for Best Film.[4] It was selected as the Swedish entry for theBest Foreign Language Film at the88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[5][6] It was released in Sweden on 14 November 2014, by TriArt Film.[7]

Its title is a reference to the 1565 paintingThe Hunters in the Snow byPieter Bruegel the Elder. 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."[8] At the Venice Film Festival, Andersson said that the film had been inspired by the 1948 Italian filmBicycle Thieves byVittorio De Sica.[9]

Plot

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Theslow cinema movie, hyper reality, consists of a series of mostly self-containedtableaux, sometimes connected by recurring themes or characters. The story loosely follows two travelling 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).[10] Although there is no main storyline in the traditional sense, all scenes are connected.[11]

Cast

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  • Holger Andersson as Jonathan
  • Nils Westblom as Sam

Reception

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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence received an 89% rating onRotten Tomatoes, based on 102 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The consensus reads: "Expertly assembled and indelibly original,A Pigeon Sat on a Branch concludes writer-director Roy Andersson's Living trilogy in style."[12] The film also received a score of 81 out of 100 onMetacritic, based on 23 reviews.[13] Audiences surveyed byCinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron (2015) - Financial Information".
  2. ^"International competition of feature films".Venice. Archived fromthe original on October 6, 2014. RetrievedJuly 24, 2014.
  3. ^"Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced".Deadline. July 24, 2014. RetrievedJuly 24, 2014.
  4. ^"Roy Andersson film scoops Venice Golden Lion award".BBC News. September 7, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 7, 2014.
  5. ^"Sweden Sends Roy Andersson's 'Pigeon' to Foreign-Language Oscar Race".Variety. September 1, 2015. RetrievedSeptember 1, 2015.
  6. ^Roxborough, Scott (September 1, 2015)."Oscars: Sweden Picks 'A Pigeon Sat on a Branch' for Foreign Language Category".The Hollywood Reporter. RetrievedSeptember 1, 2015.
  7. ^"A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence – Sweden's candidate for the Academy Award nominations".Swedish Film Institute. September 1, 2015. RetrievedNovember 13, 2023.
  8. ^"Roy Andersson siktar på Guldpalmen".Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). January 27, 2013.Det är egentligen bara en slags omskrivning för 'vad håller vi på med egentligen', det är det som filmen handlar om.
  9. ^"Roy Andersson film scoops Venice Golden Lion award".BBC News. September 7, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 7, 2014.
  10. ^"A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence review – a unique hallucinatory trilogy".The Guardian. April 23, 2015.
  11. ^Mai, Nadin (September 11, 2017)."A pigeon sat on a branch reflecting on cinema".The Art(s) of Slow Cinema.
  12. ^"A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence".Rotten Tomatoes. June 3, 2015. Accessed May 6, 2020.
  13. ^"A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence".Metacritic. Accessed May 6, 2020.
  14. ^Tom, Brueggemann (June 7, 2015)."Arthouse Audit: 'Love & Mercy' Opens Well, 'Testament of Youth' Modest".IndieWire. RetrievedFebruary 22, 2023.

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