A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
2014 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 20,031 VOTES · DIR. Roy Andersson
Overview
An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.
Dialogue Timeline — 530 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:37 Studio 24 presents
00:06:17 Well, well.
00:08:26 There's no use. He's gone.
00:15:44 I'm a sea captain, or rather I used to be.
00:18:03 - There are people worse off. - That's true.
00:21:32 Hello, Ove Bergius here. I just wanted to check with you.
00:24:37 Could you show him, please?
00:28:10 So you're in that kind of a mood today, Gunnar?
00:31:42 when we drink at Limping Lotta's bar in Gothenburg
00:36:53 And we've called your answering machine over and over again.
00:38:42 - And what did it do on the branch? - It rested and reflected.
00:41:26 We sell novelty items.
00:47:04 Excuse me, sparkling water? Mineral water?
00:52:17 But here they are.
00:54:23 - I haven't been drinking. - I can smell it a mile away.
00:57:04 On my way to the bus stop it started raining even more
00:59:55 Finally we heaven's grace attain
01:02:13 Shut the door if you're playing music this late.
01:08:28 You never know what that Russian is up to.
01:12:03 All we have are debts.
01:18:11 I regret it, Jonathan. I regret it a lot.
01:22:28 I said, I'm happy to hear you're doing fine.
01:32:55 Is it right using people only for your own pleasure?
13:08:00 - Really? What line of work are you in?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed530
Dialogue density5.3 lines / min
First line00:01:37
Final line13:08:00
Production Record
DirectorRoy Andersson
LanguageSwedish
Revenue$1,472,431
IMDb votes20,031