A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2014•PG-13•1h 41m•6.8•Released
DramaComedyFantasy
An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.
Director
Roy Andersson
Writer
Roy Andersson
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English, Swedish
Studio
Roy Andersson Filmproduktion
Cast
Holger Andersson
Jonathan
Nisse Vestblom
Sam
Viktor Gyllenberg
Le Roi Charles XII
Lotti Törnros
Le Professeur de Flamenco
Jonas Gerholm
Le Colonel Solitaire
Ola Stensson
Le Capitaine/Barbier
Oscar Salomonsson
Le Danseur
Roger Olsen Likvern
Le Gardien
Charlotta Larsson
Lotta la Boiteuse
Göran Holm
Bargäst
Per Bergqvist
Museum Couple
Solveig Andersson
Museum Couple
Sture Olsson
Man with Bottle
Birgitta Rudklint
Shop Owner
Ingvar Olsson
Eldest Son
Production
Company
Roy Andersson Filmproduktion
Company
Essential Filmproduktion
Company
ARTE France Cinéma
Company
SVT
Company
4 1/2
Company
ZDF
Company
ARTE
Producer
Philippe Bober
Producer
Pernilla Sandström
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