Trying to describe the context of images you see in the new trailer for “About Endlessness” is a difficult task. The synopsis of the film (seen below) calls the feature a “reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty.” But one thing is abundantly clear from the footage shown, filmmaker Roy Andersson has crafted a gorgeous piece of art.
Each frame of the trailer (let alone the finished film) for “About Endlessness” could be its own painting. The colors, the actors, the production design, and everything else on display in each frame feels perfectly placed and painstakingly constructed. Then again, this is a Roy Andersson film, and it should be what we expect. The filmmaker’s previous works, including the award-winning “A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence,” are all expertly crafted pieces of film.
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The film stars Martin Serner, Jessica Louthander, Tatiana Delaunay, Anders Hellström, Jan-Eje Ferling, Bengt Bergius, and Thore Flygel. As mentioned, “About Endlessness” is written and directed by Roy Andersson. And honestly, watching the trailer, if you’re familiar with the filmmaker’s work, there’s no doubt who is behind the camera.
“About Endlessness” made its debut almost two years ago at the 2019 Venice Film Festival. The feature earned Andersson the Silver Lion prize for Best Director. Again, this is clearly an incredibly beautiful feature.
“About Endlessness” is set to debut in select theaters and VOD on April 30. You can watch the new trailer below.
Here’s the 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.