66 Scenes from America (1982)

Original title

66 scener fra Amerika

Directed by

Jørgen Leth

Genre

short film, documentary film, experimental film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

42 min

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows 66 short scenes of people in America doing everyday activities. There is no story linking the scenes together. The camera calmly watches ordinary moments like eating, driving, or sitting.

contemplativeepisodicdetachedobservationalunderstatedminimalistserene

What happens

66 Scenes from America (Danish: 66 scener fra Amerika) is a 1982 Danish documentary film directed by Jørgen Leth. It presents a variety of short scenes with no connecting narrative. People are shown engaged in ordinary activities with minimal direction. Leth described it as containing "large and small things, events, people, thoughts and feelings". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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