A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence Page #3

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
926 Views


He can't get this song

out of his head.

- Do you feel troubled, Jonathan?

- Yes.

What's troubling you?

That I will have to meet

my parents again.

I don't get it.

My parents were very kind.

But I don't want to meet them

again in heaven.

Do you have to?

I hope not.

Shut the door if you're

playing music this late.

Some people get up early

for work tomorrow.

I've come to realize something.

I realize I've been greedy

my whole life.

Ungenerous.

And that's why

I've become so unhappy.

I've been greedy all my life.

Ungenerous.

And that's why

I've become so unhappy.

Show respect

to His Majesty the King!

His Majesty the King

needs to use your bathroom.

- Where is it?

- The green door, over there.

Your Majesty,

allow me to inspect it.

Your Majesty,

I'm afraid it's taken.

Too bad.

- Half the kingdom is lost.

- Yes, Your Majesty.

If we had only had

more horses...

And if it hadn't rained...

Rained? Did it rain?

I don't think so,

but it could have.

You never know what

that sly Russians are up to.

If they hadn't armed themselves

in secret, that sly Russians,

we would have beaten them.

They armed themselves

in secret.

They must have.

Is that so?

You were widowed at Poltava.

You were widowed at Poltava.

A widow's veil was your gift.

You were widowed at Poltava.

A widow's veil

was your gift, too.

You were all widowed

at Poltava.

Widows' veils were your gifts.

The army of Charles XII

was a hundred thousand strong

The army of Charles XII

was a hundred thousand strong

The army of Charles XII

was a hundred thousand strong

as he marched

through smoke

on his road so long

What now?

- "What now?"

- Yes.

I'm the one who's hurt.

I'm supposed to wait for you?

No, what do you mean?

You're too slow.

You look like you're sleeping

while you walk.

You walk like a goddam zombie.

Like this...

No, I don't.

I walked like this...

casually.

You contradict

whatever I say.

- No, I don't.

- You just did it again.

You do it all the time.

I'm getting bloody tired of it.

And you have no business sense.

All we have are debts.

- But it was your idea.

- My idea?

What the hell does it matter?

You have no business sense anyway.

I'm so damn tired

of all this crap.

I don't want to do this

anymore.

But it was your idea.

It was your idea.

It was your idea.

It was your idea!

It was your idea.

She had stone in her shoe.

She had stone in her shoe.

- Yes, I saw that.

- That was nice.

What's nice about a stone

in your shoe?

It was nice

when she took it out.

If you don't mind me asking...

Could I interest you

in some novelty items?

I have a vampire teeth

you can have at half price.

You have no messages.

Jonathan.

Jonathan.

Listen, I'm sorry.

Very sorry.

Can you hear me? I'm sorry.

I've been mean.

I know that.

I regret it, Jonathan.

I really do.

Forgive me, Jonathan.

Can you forgive me?

It would make me happy

if you did, Jonathan.

I want us to be friends again.

You're the only friend I have,

Jonathan.

Otherwise, I'd be so lonely.

That can't be.

We have to stick together.

You've been mean.

I know, Jonathan.

- But I won't be from now on.

- Good.

We should get some sleep now,

Jonathan.

So we can do

big business tomorrow.

Good night.

Can you be quiet down there?

Some people get up early

for work tomorrow.

Today I feel kind.

Damn kind.

Yes.

Well, here we have only 3C.

Yes.

I'm happy to hear

you're doing fine.

I said I'm happy to hear

you're doing fine.

Yes.

What now?

What's wrong?

I thought

of something horrible.

Something horrible.

And I was involved.

- Involved in what?

- That horrible thing.

Explain yourself.

Have you been dreaming?

Was it a dream?

I'm not sure.

But it felt

like it had happened.

That's what scares me.

It was so horrible!

And no one has asked

for forgiveness, not even me.

No one has asked for forgiveness.

So what happened?

It's so horrible

I don't dare telling.

Then don't, you stubborn fool.

I can't make sense of you.

We're supposed to do business

tomorrow, we've decided.

Don't you want

to help people have fun?

Yes, I know.

Crybaby.

Is it right using people

only for your own pleasure?

Is it right using people

only for your own pleasure?

What the hell are you doing?

Is it right using people

only for your own pleasure?

I don't understand

what you're getting at.

He's just being

a little philosophical.

Alright.

But should we discuss this

in the middle of the night?

Some people get up early

for work tomorrow.

Good night then.

Good night.

And it's already

Wednesday again.

- Is it Wednesday today?

- Yes.

Is it Wednesday today?

It is.

I could swear it was Thursday.

But it's not.

- It sure isn't.

- No.

But it felt like Thursday.

You can't feel what day it is.

That's impossible.

You have to keep track of that.

Yesterday was Tuesday...

today is Wednesday.

And tomorrow will be Thursday.

If you don't keep track of that,

chaos will reign.

That's right.

And the Wednesday

is already gone...

Bye.

Translation:
Orvar Sfstrm

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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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