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You, the Living

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman (Jessica Lundberg) remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.

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Genres:

Drama, Comedy, Music

Cast:

Håkan Angser, Eric Bäckman, Patrik Anders Edgren, Björn Englund, Lennart Eriksson

Production:

Det Danske Filminstitut, Eurimages Council of Europe, 4 1/2 Film, WDR/Arte, Studio 24, Style Jam, Posthus Teatret, Svenska Filminstitutet, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma, SVT, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, 4 1/2

Country:

Sweden, Japan, Germany, Norway, Denmark, France

Duration:

95 m