FILM DIRECTOR

Roy Andersson

1943 - Today

Roy Andersson

Roy Arne Lennart Andersson (born 31 March 1943) is a Swedish film director, best known for his distinctive style of absurdist humor and melancholic depictions of human life. His personal style is characterized by long takes, and stiff caricaturing of Swedish culture and grotesque. Over his career Andersson earned prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival. Andersson spent much of his professional life working on advertisement spots, directing over 400 commercials and two short films; directing six feature-length films in six decades. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Andersson is the 205th most popular film director (down from 172nd in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 139th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Film Director.

Roy Andersson is a Swedish filmmaker who is most famous for his films "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence" and "Songs from the Second Floor."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roy Andersson ranks 205 out of 2,041. Before him are Lev Kuleshov, Blake Edwards, Stephen Frears, Ivan Reitman, Barry Levinson, and Lina Wertmüller. After him are Francesco Rosi, Tony Richardson, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Garry Marshall, Chris Columbus, and Agnieszka Holland.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Lev Kuleshov
1899 - 1970
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 199
Blake Edwards
1922 - 2010
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 200
Stephen Frears
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 201
Ivan Reitman
1946 - 2022
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 202
Barry Levinson
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 203
Lina Wertmüller
1928 - 2021
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 204
Roy Andersson
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 205
Francesco Rosi
1922 - 2015
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 206
Tony Richardson
1928 - 1991
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 207
Vsevolod Pudovkin
1893 - 1953
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 208
Garry Marshall
1934 - 2016
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 209
Chris Columbus
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 210
Agnieszka Holland
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 211

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Roy Andersson ranks 95. Before him are Oskar Lafontaine, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Mohammed Badie, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Rodney Alcala, and Piet Keizer. After him are Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Ken Thompson, Colin Baker, Jean-Claude Killy, Hugh Thompson Jr., and Superstar Billy Graham.

Others Born in 1943

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Oskar Lafontaine
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 89
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2006
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 90
Mohammed Badie
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 91
Wanda Rutkiewicz
MOUNTAINEER
1943 - 1992
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 92
Rodney Alcala
EXTREMIST
1943 - 2021
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 93
Piet Keizer
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 94
Roy Andersson
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 95
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov
MATHEMATICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 96
Ken Thompson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 97
Colin Baker
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 98
Jean-Claude Killy
SKIER
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 99
Hugh Thompson Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - 2006
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 100
Superstar Billy Graham
WRESTLER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 101