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Critic Simon Abrams
rated 8

The world of A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence is, in that sense, fragile, but not really moribund... That kind of mulishly stubborn resilience is very human, and also very funny.

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Critic Xan Brooks
rated 10

...a brilliantly distinctive film that no one else could have made...

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Critic David Hughes
rated 8

...may be Andersson’s masterpiece, but like any challenging work by an important artist, it’s not for everyone...

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Critic A.A. Dowd
rated 7

...Andersson has taken this particular mode of filmmaking about as far as it can probably go [...]. But that mode remains so unique, so powerfully unprecedented, that it’s impossible not to get hits of pleasure...

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Critic Mark Kermode
rated 8

The spirits of Samuel Beckett and Spike Milligan waltz through this beige-green purgatory, a series of arresting static-camera vignettes, pasty of face, deadpan of composition.

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Critic Kasper Würtz
rated 7

...[Andersson skaber] en række tableauer, som er blandt hans suverænt bedste.

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Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 7

Det er meditativt, beroligende, ofte morsomt på en næsten trodsig måde – og frem for alt så konsekvent udført, at man kun kan begejstres.

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Critic Helena Lindblad
rated 8

Roy Andersson har gjort en ovanligt varm och humoristisk film om skam – från 1700-talet fram till våra dagar.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter

Cast & Crew

Roy Andersson
Director
Göran Holm
As Bargäst
Charlotta Larsson
As Lotta la Boiteuse
Lotti Törnros
As Le Professeur de Flamenco
Oscar Salomonsson
As Le Danseur
Holger Andersson
As Jonathan

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"A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence" is a surreal and absurdist comedy that explores the human condition through a series of interconnected vignettes. The film follows two traveling salesmen, Jonathan and Sam, as they peddle their wares and encounter various characters along the way. Through their interactions, the film muses on themes of existence, mortality, and the fragility of human relationships. With a dash of dark humor and poignant moments, "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence" offers a thought-provoking reflection on the state of our world today.

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