Sad art of laughter

Coburg – sam and jonathan are two hapless and somewhat grief-stricken representatives for joke articles. As traveling salesmen, they are on an important mission: they want to help have spab. This is what swedish director roy andersson tells us in "a dove sits on a branch and thinks about life". The strip can be seen as VHS film of the week today and tomorrow at utopolis (20.3 p.M.).
Since the world is full of substitutions and a strangely lonely affair, sam and jonathan have specialized in the classics among the curiosities: vampire tooth, laughing bag and a grotesque monster mask. Because selling is a grassy business, sam and jonathan often find it difficult to get the goods to the people with the necessary momentum.
Because spreading joy in an otherwise pale world is difficult. But they have to sell the spab, because the kabbelnde seller duo is terribly broke. With a drink on their face and a bag of laughs in their spare tire case, they go on a fantastic journey through the rooms of history and find themselves in dreamy memories – of conies in love, exchanged kisses and happy cooing doves.
The winner of the golden lowen of venice sends the spectators on a marvelous journey through the human and the all-too-human. – running time: 100 minutes.