World of Glory

World of Glory

7.1 / Rating 77 votes 1991
Genre: Comedy Drama
Language: Swedish
Country: Sweden

The narrative portrays a plain man who guides the viewer through his life in a bleakly stylised world.

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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.