It's certainly it's own creature. Deserves one or two more views.

Through its lack of colors, lack of emotions, and lack of movement depict a surreal take on the human condition. Here's a world that is ransacked with people overcome by material need and stress, so caught up in their own lives and issues, they don't realize how absurd everything around them is. Andersson takes common situations, most of them the odd and bizarre events of real life, and forces the viewer to see how ridiculous life is and how unnecessary it is to take anything so seriously.

Boy, Andersson really knows how to depress the hell out of you while making you laugh 'til it hurts. Apart from the fact that every "sketch" is funny and cynical all in one, I was also a big fan of all the little details, like the broken crucifixes, or the traffic jam where everyone sings, or the disturbing zombie march.

The use of visual depth is really striking and the melancholic mood makes for a very interesting experience.

Visionary!

René Magritte framed and presented by Roy Andersson aka What the fuck are we living for?

Roy Andersson's sweeping absurdist comedy, profiling a strange Swedish city where human sacrifice, self-flagellating mobs, and ghosts alike command our attention. There's no real plot, although the wanderings of the broken-down businessman Kalle (Lars Nordh) provide a bit of through-line. No matter: it's an immensely imaginative and audacious film, with stunning sets and cinematography, fine acting, and witty, ultra-dry writing and directing. And remember: "Blessed are those who sit down."

An immense film if there ever was one. It is superior to the later work "You, The Living" by the director in that it has a clearer central idea linking all the scenes together, an unconventional apocalyptic scenario which is both funny and also exceptionally disturbing. Its a masterpiece.

Haiku review: Anderson's a bore / Pretentious artsy drivel / Swedes should lighten up.

Good lord....this was unnecessarily dull and painful to watch.

Sometimes it looks like a cross between Robert Altman and Aki Kaurismäki, with some symbolic elements attacking the capitalist madness of the modern world. But this last point was overdone by many other filmmakers, for decades. Those scenes with the wooden crucifixes, for example, look very childish to me, trying to criticize some religious doctrines. But I'm not saying it's a bad movie, it's just not my kind of thing.

Roy Andersson's style is unbeatable: lack of colors, lack of emotions, lack of movement. Even camera is standing still. But it's hilarious, funny, often common situations turned into odd and bizarre moments taken from real life, though some extra surreal moments. People stuck in their lifes, entire city queueing on same road. I got the point of the movie, but it's way too long! His short film World of Glory works way better because it's short. A must-see movie anyway.

Refreshingly odd. Style over substance? Nah. Rather build up of real, human substance through meticulous style.

A thoughtful, comic indictment of corporate drudgery, bureaucratic indifference and personal disconnects. The tone is Buñuellian, a cross between Exterminating Angel and Phantom of Liberty. It's presented as a series of miserable (but funny) episodes, intermittently switching between a handful of main characters. The world is composed of cold bluish-grays and off-whites, and a delightful surrealism is maintained without ever getting so out of control that it unhinges the film.

Basically what Roy Andersson did here was throw together a big bunch of seldom witty (but always cynical) caricatures, slap a blue filter on the lens and film them in long, unmoving, highly-staged long-shots. If that's what floats your boat, whatever. I don't like caricatures myself and the fancy cinematography seemed onanistic and pretentious and didn't help one bit.

The mankind is falling. Most decadent movie I've ever seen. Seems inspired by Bergman, Bunuel and Jodorovsky at the same time. A must-see one

Style over substance. Pointless.