Roy Andersson

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1943-03-31 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Also Known As 로이 앤더슨, Roy Arne Lennart Andersson

Roy Andersson

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

Known For

Director

2019
About Endlessness

as Director

2009
5 x Roy Andersson

as Director

2007
You, the Living

as Director

1991
World of Glory

as Director

1988
1987
1987
Preppens - Paret

as Director

1985
Lotto - The Family

as Director

1985
1982
1979
1979
Fazer - The Bus

as Director

1977
1975
Giliap

as Director

1970
1969
1969
Adalen 31

as Assistant Director

1968
To Fetch a Bike

as Director

1968
The White Match

as Director

1967
Visiting One's Son

as Director

Writer

2019
About Endlessness

as Screenplay

2009
2007
You, the Living

as Screenplay

2000
1991
World of Glory

as Screenplay

1975
Giliap

as Writer

1970
1969
1968
To Fetch a Bike

as Writer

Editor

2019
1975
Giliap

as Editor

1969

Producer

1985
Jonny Roova

as Producer

1979

Camera

1968
The White Match

as Director of Photography