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Copenhagen Boogie (1949)

Copenhagen Boogie poster
Directed by
Keld Helmer-Petersen
Country
Denmark
Runtime
3 min

How it feels

A short film shows patterns of light and shadow on water surfaces, waves forming moire patterns, and sunlight flickering on ripples. The images are set to Albert Ammons's 1939 piano piece 'Boogie Woogie Stomp'.

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What happens

Copenhagen Boogie er en dansk eksperimentalfilm fra 1949 instrueret af Keld Helmer-Petersen. Optagelser af lys- og skyggemønstre i vandoverflader, bølgernes moiré-mønstre og solens pletter i vandets krusninger, akkompagneret af Albert Ammons "Boogie Woogie Stomp" fra 1939. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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