About Endlessness
2019 · Movie · NR · 76 min · ★ 6.5 · 91% critics
A gentle narrator guides a series of brief, often quiet moments that sit alongside larger historical snapshots, treating them with equal weight. Moving between beauty and cruelty, the film becomes an ode and a lament that invites you to reflect on the vulnerability, absurdity, and everyday wonder of human existence.
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Details
- Original title
- Om det oändliga
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-11-15
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (227 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like reflective, episodic films that linger on small moments and big ideas, similar to A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence or You, the Living; Not for you if you need a clear story and lots of action.
Pros: poetic and humane tone; peaceful, absorbing vignettes; striking, artful images | Cons: little plot progression; very slow, minimal dialogue; can feel monotonous
Themes
- dark comedy
- surrealism
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Visual Effects · 2019
Cast & crew
Jan-Eje Ferling
as Man at the Stairs
- KE
Kristina Ekmark
as Marketing director
Martin Serner
as Priest
- BB
Bengt Bergius
as Psychiatrist
- AB
Anja Broms
as Secretary
- MW
Magnus Wallgren
as Adolf Hitler
- LB
Lisa Blohm
as Champagne-lover
Tatiana Delaunay
as Flying Woman
- AH
Anders Hellström
as Flying Man
- TF
Thore Flygel
as Dentist
Directed by Roy Andersson