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- 2002
- Not Rated
- New Yorker Films
- 1 h 38 m
- 2002
- Not Rated
- New Yorker Films
- 1 h 38 m
Summary Composed of a series of immaculately staged tableaux, Songs From the Second Floor is a stylized black comedy-turned-nightmare. [Film Forum]
Directed By: Roy Andersson
Written By: Roy Andersson
- 2002
- Not Rated
- New Yorker Films
- 1 h 38 m
- 2002
- Not Rated
- New Yorker Films
- 1 h 38 m
Songs from the Second Floor
77
7.3
Summary Composed of a series of immaculately staged tableaux, Songs From the Second Floor is a stylized black comedy-turned-nightmare. [Film Forum]
Directed By: Roy Andersson
Written By: Roy Andersson
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
77
87% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
77
87% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Andersson catalogs misery of many kinds, and aside from the moments of humor in the film he offers no balm.
A collision at the intersection of farce and tragedy--the apocalypse as a joke on us.
"Songs" is a delight. It's a visual feast and often hilarious.
A heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic, the work of a genuine and singular artist.
A devastating indictment of unbridled greed and materalism, made all the more relevant by the Enron and WorldCom scandals.
Though the laughs in Songs From The Second Floor tend to stick in the throat, they're also cathartic and oddly comforting, because the world outside the movie theater is bound to look cheerier than the one on the screen.
Despite some deadpan, Jacques Tati-like orchestration and occasional sight gags, there's no real pleasure in the game -- Songs From the Second Floor is more absurd than funny.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 User Ratings
7.3
75% Positive
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15 Ratings
15% Mixed
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10% Negative
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2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 User Ratings
7.3
75% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
15% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
10% Negative
2 Ratings
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Production Company
Arte France Cinéma,
Canal+,
Coproduction Office,
Danmarks Radio (DR),
Det Danske Filminstitut,
Easy Film,
Essential Filmproduktion GmbH,
Konstnärsnämnden,
La Sept,
Nordisk Film & TV-Fond,
Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK),
Roy Andersson Filmproduktion AB,
SVT Drama,
Société Parisienne de Production,
Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI),
ZDF/Arte
Release Date Jul 3, 2002
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
Guldbagge Awards
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
