Episode 185: Roy Andersson (feat. Sean Pierce)

Chicago filmmaker and friend Sean Pierce returns to the podcast to discuss a Swedish director unlike any other. His choice was Roy Andersson and after seeing the majority of his work, I now understand why there is so much acclaim. It’s pretty much nothing but praise all-around particularly for a film that he made early in his career which will also be brought when I talk to Keith Gordon in a week or so. Sean and I had a blast catching up with lots of fun digressions along the way. We should’ve broken this up into vignettes / segments with quirky music in the background but really, Andersson’s films have to be seen to be believed. They’re an acquired taste but both Sean and I hope you acquire it. For the What We Watched segment, we also review I BLAME SOCIETY, IN AND OF ITSELF as well as FALLING & LAST AND FIRST MEN.

00:00 - 13:00 - Introduction
13:01 - 51:05 - What We Watched This Week
51:06 - 52:26 - Director Song
52:27 - 01:30:08 - Roy Andersson Discussion
01:30:09 - 01:48:59 - A Swedish Love Story
01:49:00 - 02:09:49 - Top 3 Films / Outro

Sean’s Work:
https://seanmpierce.com/personal

Patrick’s Work:
https://vimeo.com/user27805792

A Swedish Love Story:
https://www.curzonartificialeye.com/a-swedish-love-story

Sean on Letterboxd:
https://letterboxd.com/seanmpierce/