You, the Living (2007)

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.

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Music

What to watch after You, the Living

• Songs from the Second Floor (2000) — Same subject: anarchic comedy
• A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) — Same feel: melancholy, cynical
• Kitchen Stories (2003)
• The Bohemian Life (1992)
• The Bothersome Man (2006)
• Summer Interlude (1951)