A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)
Directed by Roy Andersson · Cinematography by István Borbás, Gergely Pálos
PG-13101 min30 frames
DramaComedyFantasy
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What is A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence about?
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.
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence is a 2014 internationally co-produced black comedy-drama film written and directed by Roy Andersson. It is the third installment in his "Living" trilogy, following Songs from the Second Floor (2000) and You, the Living (2007). It premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival where it was awarded the Golden Lion for Best Film. It was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. It was released in Sweden on 14 November 2014, by TriArt Film.
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Who stars in A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence?
- Holger Anderssonas Jonathan
- Nisse Vestblomas Sam
- Viktor Gyllenbergas Le Roi Charles XII
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What does the cinematography of A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence look like?
Sampled across 30 frames, the coverage of A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence leans on wide compositions and full-body frames. Cinematographer István Borbás keeps much of it in diffused, high-key light. This is largely a daylight film — most of the frames play in daylight. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in most of the frames.
What is the color palette of A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) are #d5d3c7, #545249, #373731, #cec9b5, #b1b2a9, #909188 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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