Movie
You, the Living
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.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
You, the Living opened in theaters July 31, 2009. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Credits
- Directed by
- Roy Andersson
- Written by
- Roy Andersson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Swedish
- Original title
- Du levande
- Box office
- $1.8M
Production
- Roy Andersson FilmproduktionSweden
Coproduction OfficeDenmark- Société Parisienne de ProductionFrance
- Thermidor FilmproduktionGermany
4 1/2Norway
SVTSweden