Underplayed Gems

Friluft (1959)

Friluft poster
Directed by
Jørgen Roos
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
11 min
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This Danish documentary from 1959 traces the history of the outdoor life movement in Denmark. It uses historical paintings, prints, photographs and old films to show how people moved from a free life in nature to being confined in tight clothes and stuffy houses, and then gradually returned to nature and sunbathing.

educationalhistoricalreflectivecontemplativeinformativeslow-pacednostalgicobservational

What happens

Friluft er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1959, der er instrueret af Jørgen Roos efter manuskript af Tørk Haxthausen. I optagelser, der for størstedelen er baseret på originalt historisk materiale i form af malerier, stik, fotografier og gamle film, vises et kulturhistorisk tværsnit af friluftsbevægelsens udvikling. I begyndelsen levede menneskene et frit liv i nær kontakt med naturen. Efterhånden blev de spærret inde af snærende klæder og trange huse, og vandringen bort fra naturen kulminerede i klunketidens lumre hygge blandt støvede viftepalmer og rødt plys. Først i slutningen af det 19. århundrede begyndte dristige pionerer en forsigtig tilnærmelse til naturen, og derefter er udviklingen gradvis gået frem til nutidens soldyrkelse og friluftsliv. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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