You, the Living

2007 · 1h33 · Film

Directed by Roy Andersson

Starring Håkan Angser, Eric Bäckman, Patrik Anders Edgren, Björn Englund, Lennart Eriksson, Pär Fredriksson, Elisabeth Helander, Gunnar Ivarsson, Leif Larsson, Jessika Lundberg

Ideal when you feel… Happy Romantic Angry

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 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.

Original title

Du levande

Original language

Swedish

Screenplay

Roy Andersson

Music

Benny Andersson

Cinematography

Christian Haag, Fredrik Borg

Cast

Björn Englund, Lennart Eriksson, Pär Fredriksson, Elisabeth Helander, Gunnar Ivarsson, Leif Larsson, Jessika Lundberg, Jessica Nilsson, Jörgen Nohall

Updated July 22, 2026

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