World of Glory (1991)

Original title

Härlig är jorden

Directed by

Roy Andersson

Genre

comedy, drama

Country

Sweden

Runtime

14 min

Rated

R18+

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 88 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man with white makeup, acting as a guide, walks the viewer through scenes from his life in a strange and grim world. It starts with soldiers forcing naked people into a gas van.

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What happens

World of Glory is a 1991 Swedish short film written and directed by Roy Andersson. Its original Swedish title is Härlig är jorden, which means "Lovely is the Earth", and is the Swedish title of the hymn "Fairest Lord Jesus". The narrative portrays a man in white make-up who guides the viewer through his life in a bleakly stylised world, beginning with a scene with soldiers loading nude adults and children into a gas van for execution. The film was Andersson's critical comeback to cinema, after many years in advertising. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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