Songs from the Second Floor
Drama • 2000 • 1 hr 39 min
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A masterpiece from Roy Andersson (about hell I think)
Dark, but beautiful. Songs from the Second Floor is an excellent movie, with a distinctly Scandinavian dreariness.
It's mundane and miserable atmosphere together with its dry sense of humour kept me interested through the whole movie.
Just Scandinavian comedy. Exactly what you need.
It is such a weird film. But at the end I felt troubled
It's weird, it's a mood, and you have to be ready for a movie that's just that but it's worth it.
A slow, boring, bitter, ironic, philosophical, and strange dark comedy that only lovers of absurdism can appreciate and fully enjoy.
Very artsy and intentionally drags. Makes you feel really shitty but still a good viewing experience. Memorable!
You sure don't know if you're supposed to cry or to laugh. A really good movie.
You know it’s a banger when your first immediate thought when it’s finished is “how the hell did they make that??”
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