- Songs from the Second Floor
Infobox Film
name = Songs from the Second Floor
caption = Original Swedish poster
director =Roy Andersson
producer =Lisa Alwert Roy Andersson Philippe Bober Sanne Glæsel Johan Mardell
writer = Roy Andersson
starring =Lars Nordh Stefan Larsson Bengt C.W. Carlsson Torbjörn Fahlström Sten Andersson
music =Benny Andersson
cinematography =István Borbás Jesper Klevenas Robert Komarek
editing =Roy Andersson
distributor =
released = May 2000 (Cannes)
October 6, 2000 (Sweden ; first wide release)
runtime = 98 min.
country =Sweden ,Norway ,Denmark
language = Swedish
budget =
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website = http://www.royandersson.com/Rootfolder/English/Html/ProductionHtml/Songs.html
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imdb_id = 0120263"Songs from the Second Floor" ( _sv. Sånger från andra våningen) is a 2000 Swedish
dark comedy directed byRoy Andersson . It presents a series of disconnectedvignette s that together interrogate aspects of modern life. The film use many quotes from the work of the peruvian poetCésar Vallejo as a recurring motif.Awards and Nominations
Wins
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Bodil Awards Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke amerikanske film)Roy Andersson (director)*
Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize (Roy Andersson)*
Brothers Manaki International Film Festival Audience Award István Borbás*
Norwegian International Film Festival Norwegian Film Critics Award Roy Andersson*
Guldbagge Award Best Achievement (Bästa prestation)Jan AlvemarkBest Cinematography (Bästa foto)István BorbásJesper Klevenas
Best Direction (Bästa regi)Roy Andersson
Best Film (Bästa film)Lisa Alwert
Best Screenplay (Bästa manuskript)Roy Andersson
Nominations
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Cannes Film Festival
**Golden Palm *
British Independent Film Awards Best Foreign Independent Film - Foreign Language*Chlotrudis Awards Best CinematographyIstván BorbásJesper KlevenasRobert Komarek
ee also
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César Vallejo External links
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* [http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/the_new_cult_canon_songs_from?utm_source=avclub_rss_daily "The New Cult Canon: "Songs from the Second Floor"] at "The A.V. Club "###@@@KEY@@@###succession box
title=Jury Prize, Cannes
years=2000
tied with "Blackboards "
before="The Letter"
after=No award 2001
"Divine Intervention" (2002)
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