A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence Page #3

Synopsis: Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesman, embark on a tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy that unfold in a series of absurdist episodes.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Roy Andersson
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  4 wins & 26 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
PG-13
Year:
2014
101 min
Website
890 Views


- We will take the masks.

- Please, don't.

I have no money!

Now it's Wilma's turn.

Welcome Wilma.

Stand right here.

- How do you feel?

- Fine.

Good.

- What are you doing for us?

- Reading a poem.

A poem? Okay.

- And who taught you that?

- I did myself.

You learned the poem yourself?

That was very good of you.

- What's the poem about?

- A bird.

It's about a bird?

- What kind of bird?

- A pigeon.

About a pigeon!

- And what did the pigeon do?

- It sat on a branch.

It sat on a branch?

- What did it do on the branch?

- It rested and reflected.

It rested and reflected?

- What did the pigeon reflect on?

- The fact that it had no money.

- What was that?

- The fact that it had no money.

That it had no money? Gosh.

- What happened then?

- It flew home.

And then it flew home? I see.

- Then the poem ends.

- And then the poem ends?

What a beautiful poem.

I say we give Wilma

a warm applause!

What the hell do you want?

- We're sort of lost.

- What? Turn the music down.

- What was that?

- We're lost.

- What do you mean, "lost"?

- We don't know where we are.

No?

We're looking for an address

that doesn't seem to exist.

Indeed.

We have the directions,

but they seem completely off.

Yeah, it's all wrong.

We're looking for a store

called Party.

Yeah.

The owner is called Bengtsson.

He owes us money.

Yeah, $13,800.

Really?

What line of work are you in?

- The entertainment business.

- Indeed.

We sell novelty items.

We want to help people

have fun.

So what kind of stuff

are you selling?

- We can show you.

- Alright.

One of our best selling items

for a while now

are these vampire teeth

with extra long fangs.

Then there's the classic

laugh bag.

Known to bring out a smile

at parties,

both at home or in the office.

We want people

to have a good time.

Then there's a new item

we have a lot of faith in.

The Uncle One-Tooth.

You there, get out.

You!

No women in the establishment.

Out!

No women in the establishment!

Listen up, goddammit.

No women in the establishment!

Out!

Out, damn it!

Provosts, forward!

Let that man taste the whip.

Show respect

to His Majesty the King.

That's right.

His Majesty the King

is thirsty.

Very thirsty.

His Majesty wants

something to drink.

That's right.

- Beer perhaps?

- No.

His Majesty prefers water.

Excuse me, sparkling water?

- Mineral water?

- Affirmative.

His Majesty the King

would appreciate it...

if that young man

filled the glass

for His Majesty the King.

That was good.

Splendid.

Now that sly Russians will

receive a proper walloping.

- They deserve to.

- Yes, your Majesty.

His Majesty thinks...

a man that young and handsome

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Roy Andersson

Roy Arne Lennart Andersson (born 31 March 1943) is a Swedish film director, best known for A Swedish Love Story (1970) and his "Living trilogy," which includes Songs from the Second Floor (2000), You, the Living (2007) and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014). Songs from the Second Floor, more than any other, cemented and exemplified his personal style – which is characterized by long takes, absurdist comedy, stiff caricaturing of Swedish culture and Felliniesque grotesque. He has spent much of his professional life working on advertisement spots, directing over 400 commercials and two short films, but only directing six feature-length films in six decades. His 2014 film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence won the Golden Lion award at 71st Venice International Film Festival, making Andersson the only Swedish director and the second Nordic director to win the award in the history of the festival, after Danish Carl Theodor Dreyer won in 1955. Andersson is considered one of the most important living European film directors, having four films officially submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as Swedish entries. more…

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