A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 101 min · ★ 6.8 · 85% critics
This pitch-black, absurdist comedy drifts through a series of surreal, deadpan vignettes that blur everyday life with nightmare and fantasy. As it jumps between bleak humor and unsettling moments, it quietly reflects on how people treat one another and what it means to get through ordinary existence.
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Details
- Original title
- En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-10-24
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (493 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re up for a strange, episodic black comedy that’s more about mood and ideas than story, especially if you liked You, the Living or Songs from the Second Floor; Not for you if you need a clear plot, warmth, or a brisk pace.
Pros: boldly original; dark deadpan laughs; memorable odd images | Cons: little conventional plot; very slow pace; bleak and repetitive
Themes
- anarchic comedy
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Comedy · 2015
- Golden Lion · 2014
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2016 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2015 · nominated
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- European Film Award — Best Comedy · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2015 · nominated
- IFFR audience award · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
- HA
Holger Andersson
as Jonathan
- NV
Nisse Vestblom
as Sam
- VG
Viktor Gyllenberg
as Le Roi Charles XII
- LT
Lotti Törnros
as Le Professeur de Flamenco
- JG
Jonas Gerholm
as Le Colonel Solitaire
- OS
Ola Stensson
as Le Capitaine/Barbier
- OS
Oscar Salomonsson
as Le Danseur
- RL
Roger Olsen Likvern
as Le Gardien
- CL
Charlotta Larsson
as Lotta la Boiteuse
Göran Holm
as Bargäst
Directed by Roy Andersson