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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imdb_id = 0120263

"Songs from the Second Floor" ( _sv. Sånger från andra våningen) is a 2000 Swedish dark comedy directed by Roy Andersson. It presents a series of disconnected vignettes that together interrogate aspects of modern life. The film use many quotes from the work of the peruvian poet César Vallejo as a recurring motif.

Awards and Nominations

Wins

*Bodil AwardsBest Non-American Film (Bedste ikke amerikanske film)Roy Andersson (director)

*Cannes Film FestivalJury Prize (Roy Andersson)

*Brothers Manaki International Film Festival Audience Award István Borbás

*Norwegian International Film FestivalNorwegian Film Critics Award Roy Andersson

*Guldbagge AwardBest Achievement (Bästa prestation)Jan Alvemark

Best 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

*Cannes Film Festival
**Golden Palm

*British Independent Film Awards Best Foreign Independent Film - Foreign Language

*Chlotrudis Awards Best CinematographyIstván BorbásJesper KlevenasRobert Komarek

ee also

* 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"

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title=Jury Prize, Cannes
years=2000
tied with "Blackboards"
before="The Letter"
after=No award 2001
"Divine Intervention" (2002)