Roy Andersson
Known for
Directing
Born
March 31, 1943 (age 83)
Birthplace
Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Biography
Roy Arne Lennart Andersson is a Swedish film director, best known for his distinctive style of absurdist humor and melancholic depictions of human life. His personal style is characterized by long takes, and stiff caricaturing of Swedish culture and grotesque. Over his career Andersson earned prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival.
Andersson spent much of his professional life working on advertisement spots, directing over 400 commercials and two short films; directing six feature-length films in six decades. He made his feature film debut with A Swedish Love Story (1970) followed by Giliap (1975). Anderson received th...
Best known work
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2014
Songs from the Second Floor
2000
You, the Living
2007
About Endlessness
2019
A Swedish Love Story
1970
World of Glory
1991
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
2021
Adalen 31
1969
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
Palme
2012Filmography
2025
Being Bo Widerbergas Self
2024
The Andersson Brothersas Self
2023
Roy Andersson's Peopleas Self
2021
2020
Being a Human Personas Self
2020
Året var 1970as Self (archive footage)
2019
About EndlessnessScreenplay, Director, Editor
2018
Bergman: A Year in a Lifeas Self
2017
Citizen Scheinas Self
2014
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on ExistenceDirector, Screenplay
2012
Palmeas Self
2012
2012
2011
Tomorrow's Another Dayas Himself
2009
2009
5 x Roy AnderssonWriter, Director
2007
2007
You, the LivingDirector, Screenplay
2006
2004
2001
You Do the Best You Canas Self
2000
2000
Songs from the Second FloorScreenplay, Director, Editor, Producer
2000
1998
Life at Any Costas Himself