Livet i Danmark (1972)
- Directed by
- Jørgen Leth
- Genre
- short film, documentary film, experimental film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 37 min
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
- 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 short documentary shows what life looks like in Denmark through nearly 100 Danes. It includes a cyclist, a finance minister, a popular actor, and 13 unmarried women from a provincial town. The director wanted to show authentic, clear, and beautiful images of this strange country without the usual clouds and rain.
observationalcontemplativestylizedquirkydetachedplayfuldeadpanportrait-like
What happens
Livet i Danmark er en film instrueret af Jørgen Leth efter eget manuskript. Filmen har til hensigt at give et indtryk af, hvordan der egentlig ser ud i det lille eksotiske Danmark, hvordan de ejendommelige danskere ser ud, og hvordan de går rundt og har det. Næsten 100 danskere fremstilles i filmen, bl.a. en cykelrytter, en finansminister, en populær skuespiller og 13 ugifte kvinder fra en provinsby. "Der er alt for meget usigtbarhed og regnvejr og melankoli i de fleste billeder fra Danmark", udtaler Jørgen Leth. "Det er der ikke i min film. Jeg vil gerne vise nogle autentiske, tydelige og smukke billeder fra dette mærkelige land." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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