Songs from the Second Floor
Original title: Sånger från andra våningen · Turkish title: İkinci Kattan Şarkılar
2000 · 1 h 38 min
Directed by 
Roy Andersson
Roy AnderssonCast
Lars Nordh Stefan Larsson Torbjörn Fahlström
Plot
A series of absurd and sad vignettes in a city on the edge of an apocalypse, where a businessman sets his furniture on fire for the insurance.
Sinekatalog’s take
Roy Andersson's deadpan series of tableaux depicts a city on the edge of collapse. Bleakly funny and meticulously composed, it is a bizarre, memorable absurdist vision.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (21,782 votes)
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