1970 Swedish love story
Rating: 15/20
Plot: Two kids fall for each other and try to navigate romance in a world filthy with adults.
It's a sweet enough story, but it's not what you'd expect from a Roy Andersson movie if you've only seen the last three films in his oeuvre as I have. There's the same love of his characters, even the ones who are not supposed to be lovable, and there's a sprinkling of his visual humor early on with a scene involving one of the ubiquitous scooters and later on with some party hats, along with some other little moments. This lacks a narrative drive, but that's probably not really Andersson's thing, is it?
Oh, and guess what? I think Andersson invented the selfie stick in this movie. If you see this, you're going to know what I'm talking about and think this is hilarious.
The clash between that childish innocence (though the children aren't innocent, but they're not innocent in a childish way) and blossoming romance and whatever the hell the adults have going on in this is really well done, and idea that sneaks up on you instead of one that is thrown in your face.
I can't tell you how excited I am about Roy Andersson's latest movie.
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