Underplayed Gems

Midt i og udenfor (1962)

Midt i og udenfor poster
Directed by
Ole Gammeltoft
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
20 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows a day in the life of Oskar Petersen, a destitute man. Oskar plays his own one-man band, philosophizes about fate, and interacts with people around him.

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What happens

Midt i og udenfor er en portrætfilm fra 1962 instrueret af Ole Gammeltoft efter manuskript af Ole Gammeltoft. En film om den subsistensløse Oskar Petersen, hans dag fra det første hark i vasken om morgenen til sikkerhedskæden sættes for hummerets dør om aftenen med bumsens kommentar om, at når han er død, skal liget brændes, og asken strøs ud i Kattegat nordvest for Læsø. Oskar er talentfuld. Han er sit eget orkester med tjimdada og det hele, og hans dag går med at småfilosofere over skæbnens tilskikkelser, modtage rutebåden om morgenen, gå i takt med Garden, spille Skipper Skræk for ungerne, der synes, han er tosset og i en scene på lossepladsen også giver sig til at forfølge den gamle (fra Politikens omtale, 25/1 1963). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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