About Endlessness

Released Apr 30, 2021

1h 16m

Drama

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ABOUT ENDLESSNESS is a reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality. We wander, dreamlike, gently guided by our Scheherazade-esque narrator. Inconsequential moments take on the same significance as historical events: a couple floats over a war-torn Cologne; on the way to a birthday party, a father stops to tie his daughter's shoelaces in the pouring rain; teenage girls dance outside a cafe; a defeated army marches to a prisoner-of-war camp. Simultaneously an ode and a lament, ABOUT ENDLESSNESS presents a kaleidoscope of all that is eternally human, an infinite story of the vulnerability of existence.

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Critics Consensus

About Endlessness sees writer-director Roy Andersson surveying the human condition with equal parts striking clarity, tenderness, and deadpan existential wit.

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Dani G

All the style and esthetics of Roy Andersson, with the minimum dialogue. A collection of moments and images that apparently have no connection, but do transmit a lot.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/11/23

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David W

About Endlessness is a visually compelling, vignette-based experimental art film. I would watch this again mostly to ascertain more meaning from its highly surreal and symbolic portrayal of seemingly unrelated stories united by only the film's setting and direction.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Nick V

I wanted to give this film a chance because of the rave reviews by critics. But this was awful. The fact that it wasn't a typical narrative film and just a series of vignettes didn't bother me. It's just that almost all of the vignettes are pointless. They elicit no emotion in the viewer except, "Why am I watching this?" To me it's just lazy filmmaking. I have no script, I have no dialogue, I have no story, so I'll just put images together to create "poignancy". But it doesn't work. There wasn't one scene that mattered to me. This film isn't beautiful or sad or memorable, it's just empty. And the historical scenes? Why are they even there? I never write reviews online, but I wanted to spare others from getting stuck watching this. I've probably seen thousands of films in my life, and this is one of the five worst films I have ever seen. It's pointless. Don't watch.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/30/22

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About Endlessness is definitely a strange experience. This is my first Roy Andersson film, and I’ve gotta say I’m mixed on his style. I appreciate the imagery and I thought the music was good as well. But the film felt dull and repetitive at parts. The film is only 78 minutes, but it feels much longer. The static camera and the vignettes that repeat the same themes over and over did nothing to make things exciting. However, I do see how people can get something out of this. I just didn’t. Overall, this wasn’t for me. It could be for you, but this just wasn’t my thing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/21

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Audience Member

Wanted so much more from my first movie since COVID. Not worth having to wear a mask in a stuffy theater.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/30/21

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

If you are in the mood for something kind of quiet and pensive that will move you in a subtle way, this is it.

May 13, 2021

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Josh Kupecki

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Funny, tragic, moving scenes unfold in Andersson's meticulously crafted frames.

Rated: 4/5

May 6, 2021

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Roy Andersson is one of our greatest living filmmakers that you never heard of. Here's your chance to dive in.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 6, 2021

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Dan Sareen

Vague Visages

Andersson depicts fragments of humanity, stitched together with humour and relatability, and without a hint of loftiness or condescension.

Sep 21, 2023

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Ray Pride

Newcity

Minimalist melancholy... essential Andersson... Andersson’s despair is as heartening as deepest love. Flight is taken.

Rated: 10/10

Dec 23, 2022

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Andersson isn't saying there is balance, he's saying there are small moments of kindness and joy to cherish.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Synopsis

ABOUT ENDLESSNESS is a reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality. We wander, dreamlike, gently guided by our Scheherazade-esque narrator. Inconsequential moments take on the same significance as historical events: a couple floats over a war-torn Cologne; on the way to a birthday party, a father stops to tie his daughter's shoelaces in the pouring rain; teenage girls dance outside a cafe; a defeated army marches to a prisoner-of-war camp. Simultaneously an ode and a lament, ABOUT ENDLESSNESS presents a kaleidoscope of all that is eternally human, an infinite story of the vulnerability of existence.

Director: Roy Andersson
Producer: Sarah Nagel, Isabell Wiegand
Screenwriter: Roy Andersson
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Parisienne de Production, arte France Cinéma, Société Parisienne de Production, 4 1/2 Film, ZDF/Arte, Roy Andersson Filmproduktion AB, Essential Filmproduktion GmbH, Film Capital Stockholm
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Swedish
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 30, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 30, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.5K
Runtime: 1h 16m

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