The Funniest Movie Of The Year Is Also Painfully Tragic

Eric Kohn, IndieWire
Tue, 06/02/2015 - 8:36am

READ MORE: Magnolia Acquires Venice Winner 'A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence' The first 10 minutes of Swedish director Roy Andersson's deadpan odyssey "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting On Existence" chronicles three instances of death, and they're all surprisingly hilarious: a portly, mustachioed man doubles over from an apparent heart attack after struggling to uncork a wine bottle; an elderly woman clings desperately to her purse from her death bed while her relatives squabble around her; the crew of a cruise ship casually discuss what to do with the leftover food ordered by a dead passenger lying in front of them.

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