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About Endlessness
Film poster
SwedishOm det oändliga
Directed byRoy Andersson
Written byRoy Andersson
Produced byPernilla Sandström
Johan Carlsson
StarringLesley Leichtweis Bernardi
Ania Nova
Gloria Ormandlaky
CinematographyGergely Pálos
Release date
  • 3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) (Venice)
Running time
78 minutes
CountriesSweden
Germany
Norway
LanguageSwedish

About Endlessness (Swedish: Om det oändliga) is a 2019 Swedish drama film directed by Roy Andersson. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] At the Venice Film Festival, the film won the Silver Lion for Best Direction.[3]

Cast

  • Lesley Leichtweis Bernardi as The lady in the train station
  • Ania Nova as The girl on the train (as Anna Sedunova)
  • Tatiana Delaunay as The Flying Woman
  • Jan-Eje Ferling as The Man in the Stairs
  • Thore Flygel as The Dentist
  • Karin Engman as The Mother
  • Magnus Wallgren as Adolf Hitler
  • Anton Forsdik as Sibling 1
  • Fanny Forsdik as Sibling 2
  • Gloria Ormandlaky
  • Amanda Davies
  • Marie Burman
  • Anders Hellström

Reception

About Endlessness received generally positive reviews from critics. As of August 2020, 96% of the 23 reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 7.94/10.[4]. On Metacritic, it has a normalized average score of 84/100, based on seven critic reviews indicating "universal acclaim".[5]

References

  1. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (25 July 2019). "Joker, Ad Astra, The Laundromat, Marriage Story to Compete in Venice". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Venezia 76 Competition". labiennale.org. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ Anderson, Ariston. "Venice: Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Wins Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Wins Silver Lion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ^ "About Endlessness (Om det oändliga) (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. ^ "About Endlessness". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 August 2020.