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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 80.2 / 100
2014·Comedy / Drama / Fantasy·1h 41m

A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE

An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.

Above the Line
Roy Andersson·DirectorRoy Andersson·ScreenplayIstván Borbás·Director of PhotographyAlexandra Strauss·Editor
Cast
Holger Andersson·JonathanNisse Vestblom·SamViktor Gyllenberg·Le Roi Charles XIILotti Törnros·Le Professeur de FlamencoJonas Gerholm·Le Colonel SolitaireOla Stensson·Le Capitaine/BarbierOscar Salomonsson·Le DanseurRoger Olsen Likvern·Le GardienCharlotta Larsson·Lotta la BoiteuseGöran Holm·Bargäst
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Roy Andersson·Director
Writing· 1
Roy Andersson·Screenplay
Camera· 2
István Borbás·Director of PhotographyGergely Pálos·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Alexandra Strauss·Editor
Production· 2
Philippe Bober·ProducerPernilla Sandström·Producer
By the Numbers
80.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$1M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#8C8C8C
#4F4F4F
#FFFFFF
Mood
Contemplative, Surreal
Composition
Layered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man stands in a museum-like setting, looking upwards and slightly to his left. To his left, a glass display case contains a taxidermied pigeon perched on a ba”

dramafantasy
Key Elements
Taxidermied PigeonBare Tree BranchGlass Display CasesDinosaur Skeleton Head
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
8/10
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