A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence Page #2

Synopsis: Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesman, embark on a tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy that unfold in a series of absurdist episodes.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Roy Andersson
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  4 wins & 26 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
PG-13
Year:
2014
101 min
Website
951 Views


Good night!

- What?

- Good night!

Good night.

I'm happy to hear

you're doing fine.

I'm happy to hear

you're doing fine!

Yes.

Do you want to say anything?

Tell them I'm also happy

to hear they're doing fine.

He says he's also happy

to hear you're doing fine.

Yes.

I caught it!

Yes, that's correct.

On April 16th,

you received two 10-packs

of vampire teeth, standard size,

and three 10-packs

with extra long fangs.

Yes, that is correct.

You also received

six Uncle One-Tooth.

I see three.

Have you sold the others?

Yes, we have.

- That was a while ago.

- Indeed.

- We haven't received payment.

- Indeed.

Why not?

I'm not sure.

Just a moment.

I'll ask my husband.

He says you'll have it

by next week.

- We don't believe that.

- No, we don't.

- We've sent four reminders.

- Indeed.

And we've called your answering

machine over and over again.

- We won't accept this.

- No, we won't.

Wait,

I'll talk to my husband again.

Just make them go away!

This won't do!

We won't accept this.

I have no money!

- I have no money!

- Then we'll take the masks back.

- We will take the masks.

- Please, don't.

I have no money!

Now it's Wilma's turn.

Welcome Wilma.

Stand right here.

- How do you feel?

- Fine.

Good.

- What are you doing for us?

- Reading a poem.

A poem? Okay.

- And who taught you that?

- I did myself.

You learned the poem yourself?

That was very good of you.

- What's the poem about?

- A bird.

It's about a bird?

- What kind of bird?

- A pigeon.

About a pigeon!

- And what did the pigeon do?

- It sat on a branch.

It sat on a branch?

- What did it do on the branch?

- It rested and reflected.

It rested and reflected?

- What did the pigeon reflect on?

- The fact that it had no money.

- What was that?

- The fact that it had no money.

That it had no money? Gosh.

- What happened then?

- It flew home.

And then it flew home? I see.

- Then the poem ends.

- And then the poem ends?

What a beautiful poem.

I say we give Wilma

a warm applause!

What the hell do you want?

- We're sort of lost.

- What? Turn the music down.

- What was that?

- We're lost.

- What do you mean, "lost"?

- We don't know where we are.

No?

We're looking for an address

that doesn't seem to exist.

Indeed.

We have the directions,

but they seem completely off.

Yeah, it's all wrong.

We're looking for a store

called Party.

Yeah.

The owner is called Bengtsson.

He owes us money.

Yeah, $13,800.

Really?

What line of work are you in?

- The entertainment business.

- Indeed.

We sell novelty items.

We want to help people

have fun.

So what kind of stuff

are you selling?

- We can show you.

- Alright.

One of our best selling items

for a while now

are these vampire teeth

with extra long fangs.

Then there's the classic

laugh bag.

Known to bring out a smile

at parties,

both at home or in the office.

We want people

to have a good time.

Then there's a new item

we have a lot of faith in.

The Uncle One-Tooth.

You there, get out.

You!

No women in the establishment.

Out!

No women in the establishment!

Listen up, goddammit.

No women in the establishment!

Out!

Out, damn it!

Provosts, forward!

Let that man taste the whip.

Show respect

to His Majesty the King.

That's right.

His Majesty the King

is thirsty.

Very thirsty.

His Majesty wants

something to drink.

That's right.

- Beer perhaps?

- No.

His Majesty prefers water.

Excuse me, sparkling water?

- Mineral water?

- Affirmative.

His Majesty the King

would appreciate it...

if that young man

filled the glass

for His Majesty the King.

That was good.

Splendid.

Now that sly Russians will

receive a proper walloping.

- They deserve to.

- Yes, your Majesty.

His Majesty thinks...

a man that young and handsome

belongs to the battlefield.

You can sleep

in the King's tent.

- Captain Bjlke!

- Yes, Lieutenant Colonel!

His Majesty the King

wishes to hear a song.

- Carry out!

- Yes, Lieutenant Colonel!

- Lieutenant Flask!

- Yes, Captain!

- Carry out marching song!

- Yes, Captain!

Company, marching song!

One, two, three, four...

The army of Charles XII

is a hundred thousand strong

The army of Charles XII

is a hundred thousand strong

The army of Charles XII

is a hundred thousand strong

as he's marching through smoke

on his road so long

Why can't we come in?

Only tenants have access.

Those are the rules.

Sorry.

But they are here.

- Hello.

- Hello.

I'm sure you know

why we are here.

Yes.

Who's signature is this?

It's mine.

Do you understand

what it is you've signed?

Well, yes.

It's an agreement, a contract.

You're required

to declare sales every month.

You haven't. Why not?

We've had some bad luck lately.

My partner had an accident.

He stepped out in the street

without looking

and got hit.

By a bicycle.

He hasn't been able to walk

since then.

And I haven't been

in the best of my health either.

We don't care

about your health.

We want to be paid

for our products.

- We're a bit short of money.

- Indeed.

We've been down on our luck.

Indeed.

We've been dealing with people

who don't pay.

Just like you two bastards!

- Can you open the door?

- You're not getting in here.

- Why not?

- You're drunk.

I haven't been drinking.

I can smell it

from a mile away.

- I just wanted to take a nap.

- Come back once you are sober.

You know the rules.

I haven't had a drop all day!

Damn.

- Rules are meant to be followed.

- Exactly.

Pay us what you owe us.

You have fourteen days.

Then there won't be

fun and games anymore!

- Did you understand?

- Yes.

It won't be fun

and games anymore.

It won't be fun

and games anymore.

Understood?

I was supposed to attend

a lecture tonight.

Major-General Sandberg...

would talk about

orderly withdrawal.

But when I got there,

it was cancelled, of course.

I left home...

early, of course.

I wanted to catch

the 7:
22pm bus.

It started raining,

of course...

and I had no umbrella,

of course.

So I decided to hurry back home

and get it...

of course.

I figured it would be there.

But it wasn't, of course.

On my way to the bus stop

the rain got even heavier,

and I got soaking wet,

of course.

Next to the bus stop

I saw it stoping...

and leaving me behind.

So I missed it.

Of course.

So I had to walk my way,

of course.

When I arrived...

not a single person was there,

of course.

Just a note on the door...

saying it had been cancelled.

It was very unfortunate,

of course.

I'm happy to hear

you're doing fine.

I'm happy to hear

you're doing fine.

Hi.

What are you doing?

Listening to this song.

It's so beautiful...

but horribly sad too.

What's horrible about it?

What he sings at the end.

That he's going to heaven

to meet his parents.

How horrible.

- Then why listen to it?

- I can't help it.

I've tried to stop,

but I can't.

You need to see a doctor.

This is not normal.

I'm actually worried about you.

So am I.

What's going on?

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Roy Andersson

Roy Arne Lennart Andersson (born 31 March 1943) is a Swedish film director, best known for A Swedish Love Story (1970) and his "Living trilogy," which includes Songs from the Second Floor (2000), You, the Living (2007) and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014). Songs from the Second Floor, more than any other, cemented and exemplified his personal style – which is characterized by long takes, absurdist comedy, stiff caricaturing of Swedish culture and Felliniesque grotesque. He has spent much of his professional life working on advertisement spots, directing over 400 commercials and two short films, but only directing six feature-length films in six decades. His 2014 film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence won the Golden Lion award at 71st Venice International Film Festival, making Andersson the only Swedish director and the second Nordic director to win the award in the history of the festival, after Danish Carl Theodor Dreyer won in 1955. Andersson is considered one of the most important living European film directors, having four films officially submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as Swedish entries. more…

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