Born 1943 (age 83) · Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Appears in 37 titles

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

Filmography

Bergman: A Year in a Life
7.4
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
as Self
Palme
7.6
Palme
2012
as Self
Being a Human Person
5.7
Being a Human Person
2020
as Self
Room 1112
6.9
Room 1112
2012
6.7
Life at Any Cost
1998
as Himself
The Andersson Brothers
6.7
The Andersson Brothers
2024
as Self
Tomorrow's Another Day
6.0
Tomorrow's Another Day
2011
as Himself
Citizen Schein
6.0
Citizen Schein
2017
as Self
Året var 1970
5.0
Året var 1970
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Being Bo Widerberg
7.0
Being Bo Widerberg
2025
as Self
Roy Andersson's People
8.0
Roy Andersson's People
2023
as Self
You Do the Best You Can
You Do the Best You Can
2001
as Self
The Greatness of the Small Man