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THE REVIEW
And it's already September...
About Endlessness by Roy Andersson
Scraps, sketches, fragments of humanity, from those who float, hovering over the ruins of past beauty, to those who spend their ordinary, indistinguishable daily life. Among the small and great miseries that concern all of us, sooner or later, the entire human experience. All observed from behind, from the outside.
As long as it exists, man will be faithful to himself, both in good and in bad. And he will harbor resentment, sadness. He will not know what to want and he will lose faith.
Aware that, nonetheless, everything is ultimately fantastic, or becomes so, in the face of the eternal wonder of snowfall, which renews the marvel, regardless of every personal event, every personal vicissitude. Because, if it is (no longer) possible to believe in God, one must settle for being alive, and what we can have.
On the endlessness of energy, from which everything comes, and to which everything will return. Renewing in form, but not in substance, of a perpetual, eternal cycle. Infinite, indeed.
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Roy Andersson's 'About Endlessness' offers a poetic and contemplative look at humanity's joys, sorrows, and the eternal nature of life. The film captures the mundane and the magnificent, blending subtle sadness with moments of wonder. It reflects on human faith, doubt, and the persistent cycle of existence. The reviewer appreciates the film's ability to reveal beauty in ordinary life.
Roy Andersson
Roy Andersson is a Swedish film director known for tableau-like, fixed-camera compositions, deadpan black humour and surreal vignettes. His work includes the internationally recognised trilogy culminating in A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.02 Reviews
