You, the Living
September 21, 2007
Overview
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 remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about...More
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 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.
Cast and crew
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Roy Andersson
Director
HA
Håkan Angser
The Psychiatrist
EB
Eric Bäckman
Micke Larsson
PAE
Patrik Anders Edgren
The Professor
BE
Björn Englund
The Tuba Player
LE
Lennart Eriksson
The Man on the Balcony
PF
Pär Fredriksson
The Carpet Dealer
EH
Elisabeth Helander
Mia
GI
Gunnar Ivarsson
The Businessman
LL
Leif Larsson
The Carpenter
JL
Jessika Lundberg
Anna
Jessica Nilsson
The Teacher
JN
Jörgen Nohall
Uffe
Waldemar Nowak
The Pick-pocket
OO
Olle Olson
The Consultant
KS
Kemal Sener
The Barber
JW
Jan Wikbladh
The Fan
Göran Holm
Man at the psychiatrist (uncredited)
Catharina Dahlin