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 (Jessica Lundberg) 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.
- Year: 2007
- Country: Sweden, Japan, Germany, France, Denmark, Norway
- Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music
- Studio: Det Danske Filminstitut, Eurimages Council of Europe, WDR/Arte, Studio 24, stylejam, Posthus Teatret, Svenska Filminstitutet, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma, SVT, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, 4 1/2
- Keyword: new love, airplane, jazz, pickpocket, hairdresser, balcony, sweden, beer, musical, man woman relationship, partnership, alienation, little boy, storm, psychiatrist, blue sky, school life, anarchic comedy
- Director: Roy Andersson
- Cast: Håkan Angser, Eric Bäckman, Patrik Anders Edgren, Björn Englund, Lennart Eriksson, Pär Fredriksson