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kobvindex_ZLB15202060
Format:
79 Min.
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Content:
In 1984 Jørgen Leth, cinematographer Dan Holmberg and sound recordist Niels Torp travelled some 6,000 kilometres by train through China. The result is a very calm, beautifully perceived travelogue borne by unprejudiced curiosity and observational ability. A riverboat in a landscape of sugar-top mountains in Southern China and the many shots from the train journey are the visual leitmotifs of the film, in which we meet an acrobat, a painter in inks, some opera students from the Beijing conservatory, and a group of female racing cyclists. The camera falls in love with exquisite tai chi movements and the dexterity of the train kitchen staff, and the soundtrack gives a vivid sense of the noisy life on board, with music blaring from scratchy loudspeakers. The fact that the film should be viewed as a collection of notes on film, i.e. a kind of travel journal, is emphasised by the title and by Leth's only words on the soundtrack: "I take notes because I want to remember what I have seen. I ... (IMDb)
Note:
Extras: Udvalgte ord fra tog (Selected words from a train, interview, 7 Min.)
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Orig.: Dänemark, 1987
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engl. Untertitel
In:
The Jørgen Leth collection : [DVD-Video] - Rejsefilmene, 2008, [3]. 12 - 18 : [DVD-Video], (2008)
Language:
Danish
Keywords:
China
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Reise
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Geschichte 1984
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
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