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Songs from the Second Floor (Swedish: Sånger från andra våningen) is a Swedish black comedy-drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 6 October 2000, written and directed by Roy Andersson. It presents a series of disconnected vignettes that together interrogate aspects of modern life. The film uses many quotations from the work of the Peruvian poet César Vallejo as a recurring motif.
It is the first film in a trilogy, followed by You, the Living (2007) and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014).
Original Release
10/06/2000
US Release
11/03/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lars Nordh | Kalle |
Stefan Larsson | Stefan |
Bengt C.W. Carlsson | Lennart |
Torbjörn Fahlström | Pelle Wigert |
Sten Andersson | Lasse |
Lucio Vucina | The magician |
Per Jörnelius | The sawed man / volunteer |
Peter Roth | Tomas |
Klas-Gösta Olsson | The speechwriter / Colonel |
Nils-Åke Eriksson | Patient |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lars Nordh | Kalle |
Stefan Larsson | Stefan |
Bengt C.W. Carlsson | Lennart |
Torbjörn Fahlström | Pelle Wigert |
Sten Andersson | Lasse |
Lucio Vucina | The magician |
Per Jörnelius | The sawed man / volunteer |
Peter Roth | Tomas |
Klas-Gösta Olsson | The speechwriter / Colonel |
Nils-Åke Eriksson | Patient |
Hanna Eriksson | Mia |
Tommy Johansson | Uffe |
Sture Olsson | Sven |
Fredrik Sjögren | TheHanged Russian boy / The Russian boy |
Stephen Whitton | Crazy Man |
Jöran Mueller | Economist |
Eva Stenfelt | The psychologist |
Helene Mathiasson | Anna |
Kristina Hukkala Ranch | Lasse's wife |
Lasse Finberg | Immigrant's attacker |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Roy Andersson | Producer |
Philippe Bober | Producer |
Sanne Glæsel | Producer |
Johan Mardell | Producer |
Lisa Alwert | Producer |