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Grøftekanten (1978)

Grøftekanten poster
Directed by
Tue Ritzau
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
20 min

How it feels

Professor Valdemar Mikkelsen guides viewers through the Danish countryside along roadsides. He points out flowers and plants and explains what they are. The film also argues for protecting this roadside plant life.

educationalobservationalrelaxedinformativeslow-pacednaturalisticgentlethoughtful

What happens

Grøftekanten er en dansk naturfilm fra 1978, der er instrueret af Tue Ritzau efter manuskript af Valdemar M. Mikkelsen. Professor Valdemar Mikkelsen, kender af og forkæmper for blomster og liv ved grøftekanterne, viser rundt i denne del af det danske landskab. Han kommenterer, hvad han og tilskueren ser, og med prægede tekster på filmbillederne angives navn på det sete. Filmen er også et indlæg for fredning af vejkanternes flora. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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