Enden på legen (1960)
- Directed by
- Theodor Christensen
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This Danish documentary enters the 1960 debate over professional sports in Denmark, especially football. It argues that sports were facing a moral and human crisis, but also states that the desire for competition should be satisfied in a positive way. The film is a direct address to the viewer, showing how documentaries set the agenda before television took over.
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What happens
Enden på legen er en film instrueret af Theodor Christensen efter eget manuskript. I 1960 var debatten om professionel idræt (specielt fodbold) varm i Danmark. "Sporten trues af opløsning, moralsk og menneskeligt", siges det i denne film, som havde forfatteren, journalisten og topidrætsmanden Knud Lundberg som sagkyndig og dansk dokumentarfilms bannerfører Theodor Christensen som instruktør. Filmens debat er for længst historie, men dens form vidner om en tid, hvor dokumentarfilmen, før tv overtog denne rolle, satte dagsordenen med velformulerede filmiske indlæg direkte henvendt til tilskueren. Det er i orden, at kamphormonet, som det udtrykkes, skal tilfredsstilles, men det skal ske på en positiv måde. En sund sjæl i et sundt legeme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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