Jørgen Leth 2: Sports Films

Jørgen Leth 2: Sports Films

Danish Film Classics

The second box of the series "Jørgen Leth Collection" contains Leth's sports films, primarily emphasising the cycle film classics Stars and Water Carriers (1974), The Impossible Hour(1975), and A Sunday in Hell (1976). The director was tired of clichéd sports journalism and found "the inner psychological drama of the battles between great cyclists" more absorbing. The set also contains a documentary about the unique Basque ball gamePelota (1983) and two experimental films about the phenomenon of movement and speed Motion Picture (1970) and Chinese Ping Pong (1972), a coversation with Jørgen Leth and a 40 page booklet about the films.

The films

Monument - Denmark 1969/2007 - Directed, written and produced by: Jørgen Leth, Ole John - Photographed by: Ole John - Cast: Torben Ulrich

Motion Picture - Denmark 1970 - Directed, written and produced by: Jørgen Leth, Ole John - Photographed by: Ole John - Cast: Torben Ulrich

Kinesisk bordtennis / Chinese Ping Pong - Denmark 1972 - Directed and written by: Jørgen Leth - Photographed by: Henning Camre, Mikael Salomon - Music by: Jørgen Leth - Produced by: Filmfonden und Danmarks Radio's Workshop

Stjernerne og vandbærerne / Stars and Water Carriers - Denmark 1974 - Directed and written by: Jørgen Leth - Photographed by: Dan Holmberg, Sergio Penazzo - Music by: Gunnar Møller Pedersen - Produced by: Minerva Film

Den umulige time / The Impossible Hour - Denmark 1975 - Directed and written by: Jørgen Leth - Photographed by: J.M. Berasaluce - Cast: Ole Ritter - Produced by: Spectrum Film

En forarsdag i helvede / A Sunday in Hell - Denmark 1976 - Directed and written by: Jørgen Leth - Photographed by: Dan Holmberg - Music by: Gunnar Møller Pedersen - Produced by: Steen Herdel Film

Pelota - Denmark 1983 - Directed by: Jørgen Leth - Written by: Jørgen Leth, Klaus Rifbjerg, Ebbe Traberg - Photographed by: Dan Holmberg, Ole John - Music by: Ennio Morricone - Produced by: John og Leth Film

A Conversation with Jørgen Leth - Denmark 2003 - Directed and written by: Brent Barner, Steve Olpin - Photographed by: Tim Irwin

DVD features (3-disc DVD)

DVD 1

  • En forarsdag i helvede 1976, 111'
  • A Conversation with Jørgen Leth 2003, 9'

DVD 2

  • Stjernerne og vanbrerne 1974, 93'
  • Den umulige time 1975, 45'

DVD 3

  • Pelota 1983, 47'
  • Kinesisk bordtennos 1972, 14'
  • Motion Picture 1970, 20'
  • Monument 1969/2007, 9'

Edited by: Danish Film Institute
DVD authoring: Electric Parc
DVD supervision: Dan Nissen, Thomas C. Christensen

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