Movie

You, the Living

2007 · 93 min

A deadpan mosaic of sad, funny human moments that drifts by like a strange dream you can't quite shake.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Absurd, dark, melancholic and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, loneliness, identity, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
identity
grief
family
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild