Roy Arne Lennart Andersson ( born 31 March 1943 ) is a Swedish film director , best known for '' A Swedish Love Story '' ( 1970 ) and his " Living trilogy , " which includes '' Songs from the Second Floor '' ( 2000 ) , '' You , the Living '' ( 2007 ) and '' A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence '' ( 2014 ) . '' Songs from the Second Floor '' , more than any other , cemented and exemplified his personal style – which is characterized by long takes , absurdist comedy , stiff caricaturing of Swedish culture and Felliniesque grotesque . He has spent much of his professional life working on advertisement spots , directing over 400 commercials and two short films , but only directing six feature-length films in six decades . His 2014 film '' A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence '' won the Golden Lion award at 71st Venice International Film Festival , making Andersson the only Swedish director and the second Nordic director to win the award in the history of the festival , after Danish Carl Theodor Dreyer won in 1955 . Andersson is considered one of the most important living European film directors , having four films officially submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as Swedish entries
71st Venice International Film Festival
71st Venice International Film Festival
Roy Andersson