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Roy Andersson

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateMar 31, 1943 (83 years old)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthGothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Career Span1967 – Present (60 yrs)
Known Credits34 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 1.7

Roy Andersson

Also known as:로이 앤더슨Roy Arne Lennart Andersson
Total Works

34

34 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

Biography

Roy Arne Lennart Andersson is a Swedish film director, best known for his distinctive style of absurdist humor and melancholic depictions of human life. His personal style is characterized by long takes, and stiff caricaturing of Swedish culture and grotesque. Over his career Andersson earned prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival. Andersson spent much of his professional life working on advertisement spots, directing over 400 commercials and two short films; directing six feature-length films in six decades. He made his feature film debut with A Swedish Love Story (1970) followed by Giliap (1975). Anderson received the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize for Songs from the Second Floor (2000). His film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) won the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion. He other notable films include You, the Living (2007), and About Endlessness (2019). Imdb Mini Bio By ; yusufpiskin

Signature Roles & Milestones

Songs from the Second Floor
7.0
Role: Director
You, the Living
7.1
You, the Living
2007•movie
Role: Director
About Endlessness
6.5
About Endlessness
2019•movie
Role: Screenplay

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 34 titles featuring Roy Andersson

Songs from the Second Floor
7.0

Role: Director

You, the Living
7.1
You, the Living
2007•movie

Role: Director

About Endlessness
6.5
About Endlessness
2019•movie

Role: Screenplay

A Swedish Love Story
7.0

Role: Director

World of Glory
7.1
World of Glory
1991•movie

Role: Director

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
7.3

Role: Thanks

Adalen 31
6.6
Adalen 31
1969•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Bergman: A Year in a Life
7.4

as Self

Palme
7.6
Palme
2012•movie

as Self

Something Has Happened
7.3

Role: Editor

Giliap
5.6
Giliap
1975•movie

Role: Director

To Fetch a Bike
4.5
To Fetch a Bike
1968•movie

Role: Writer

Being a Human Person
5.7

as Self

Saturday October 5th
5.5

Role: Director

Visiting One's Son
5.6
Visiting One's Son
1967•movie

Role: Director

The White Game
7.1
The White Game
1968•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Room 1112
6.9
Room 1112
2012•movie
Life at Any Cost
6.7
Life at Any Cost
1998•movie

as Himself

The Andersson Brothers
6.7

as Self

Being Bo Widerberg
8.0
Being Bo Widerberg
2025•movie

as Self

Obsessions from the Second Floor
9.0
Tomorrow's Another Day
6.0

as Himself

Citizen Schein
6.0
Citizen Schein
2017•movie

as Self

Året var 1970
5.0
Året var 1970
2020•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Roy Andersson's People
8.0

as Self

Jonny Roova
8.0
Jonny Roova
1985•movie

Role: Producer

5 x Roy Andersson
10.0
5 x Roy Andersson
2009•movie

Role: Director

You Do the Best You Can

as Self