roy anderson film you and the living comprise a series of fifty odd sketch and snapshot and vignette set in a swedish city . some character be on screen for just a few second and whilst others appear in numerous scene and be sometimes see loiter in the background while another story unfolds . many scene be draw from the dream and nightmare and fantasy of the strange but believable character inhabit this world . it be a fascinating approach represent each of the scene could be enjoy in isolation and but together they contain a powerful portrait of what it be to be human . for the first half hour or so and you and the living be gloriously funny . much of the humour centre on the member of a brass band and whose music practice infuriate the neighbour in their apartment block . the comic highlight and however and be provide by a dinner party track go horribly awry . after this hilarious introduction and however and the mood of the film darken considerably . the dinner party dream turn grim when the hapless protagonist be put on trial for his life and set a mixed tone of absurdity and despair for the rest of the film . in the subsequent scene and the unhappiness of the cast of character becomes increasingly apparent . theirs be a world where people be unable to connect with one another and where talk of dream and nightmare and fantasy be widespread and but where no person can be comfort and even when others reach out to help them . the despondent woman with the nobody love me refrain and the young girl with unrequited love for the rock guitarist and micke and be archetypal character . the world of you and the living be also blight by selfishness . an elderly professor be call away the warmth of a vast banquet to answer a phone call from his impetuous money grub son while a thief steal the wallet of a ruthless executive while an arrogant and impatient businessman insult a muslim barber and receive his comeuppance . in the film bleak moment and a woman in church recount the long list of human sin a her fellow parishioner shuffle out at closing time . and yet and for all dark moment in this film and the share refrain of tomorrow be another day point to the ability of people to go on living in spite of many misery . the soundtrack provide by benny anderson ( of abba fame ) seem inappropriately jovial at first but make more and more sense a the film realise this human capacity to persevere . you and the living have an extraordinary visual style . the same wash out and pale green colour recur throughout and and there be nary a shadow in sight while this make the character appear exceptionally pallid and create the sensation that human life be be lay bare for examination . almost every scene be capture in a static camera frame and a if these be photograph be bring to life . the few occasion where the camera do move be all the more extraordinary while the contrast between the life and movement of the great banquet form a startling contrast with the deadness of the cloakroom scene . in the most intense moment of longing and despair and the character transfix the viewer by directly face the camera they know that they be be examine and have a few moment to pour out their heart to u and the viewer . this be a wonderful and human film .