retrospective of Andersson's work entitled It's Hard to Be Human: The Cinema of Roy Andersson in 2015. Influences and favourite films In 2012, Andersson participated in the Sight & Sound film polls of that year. Held every ten years to select the greatest films of all time, contemporary directors were asked to select ten films of their choice. Andersson stated: "All the ten films are excellent and fascinating artistic expressions about what I would call mankind’s both raw and delightful existence. These movies make us wiser." He added "My absolute favourite is Bicycle Thieves, the most humanistic and political film in history. Viridiana is the most intelligent and Hiroshima mon amour is the most poetic." His choices are listed below, in alphabetical order: Amarcord (Italy, 1972) Andrei Rublev (Russia, 1966) Ashes and Diamonds (Poland, 1958) Barry Lyndon (United States, 1975) The Battle of Algiers (Italy, 1968) Bicycle Thieves (Italy, 1948) Hiroshima Mon Amour (France, 1959) Intolerance (United States, 1916) Rashomon (Japan, 1950) Viridiana (Mexico, 1961) Awards and honors 2000: "Stig Dagerman Prize" 2000: Jury Prize from Cannes Film Festival for Songs from the Second Floor 2010: Lenin Award 2014: "Golden Lion for Best Film" for A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (71st Venice International Film Festival) 2020: Lifetime Achievement Award (Odessa International Film Festival) Filmography Short films Feature films Commercials Bibliography Lyckad nedfrysning av herr Moro (1992) Vår tids rädsla för allvar (1995) Fotografier 1960-2003 (2012) Notes External links Interview with Roy Andersson, N by Norwegian Interview with Roy Andersson, MUBI Studio 24 & Roy Andersson Production – official website Retrospective Roy Andersson at the FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 1943 births Living people Swedish film directors Writers from Gothenburg Directors of Golden Lion winners Litteris et Artibus recipients Best Director Guldbagge Award winners Best Screenplay Guldbagge Award winners Producers who won the Best Film Guldbagge Award Venice Best Director Silver Lion winners Swedish screenwriters Swedish male screenwriters