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Kinesisk bordtennis (1972)

Kinesisk bordtennis poster
Directed by
Jørgen Leth
Genre
short film, documentary film, experimental film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
14 min
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Danish short documentary looks at Chinese table tennis players during a 1970 tour in Denmark. It shows their playing style and artistic highlights from the sport.

observationalmeditativerhythmicprecisecoolsports-focusedexperimental

What happens

Kinesisk bordtennis er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1972 med instruktion og manuskript af Jørgen Leth. En eksperimenterende sportsfilm dels optaget under Scandinavian Open Championships i Halmstad, 1970, dels under de kinesiske bordtennisspilleres opvisningsturné i Danmark umiddelbart efter SOC. Filmen er først og fremmest om kinesernes stil - om de artistiske højdepunkter, når bordtennis er bedst, den registrerer Kinas come-back i den internationale idrætsverden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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