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66 Scenes from America

66 scener fra Amerika

Denmark

1982

42 Min
Color
English
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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DIR Jørgen Leth

SCR Ole John

DP Dan Holmberg

CAST Andy Warhol, Kim Larsen

ED Kristian Levring

SOUND Jan Juhler, Morning Pastorak

Synopsis

As a visual narrative it is reminiscent of a pile of postcards from a journey, which indeed is what the film is. It consists of a series of lengthy shots of a tableau nature, each appearing to be a more or less random cross section of American reality, but which in total invoke a highly emblematic picture of the USA. —criticker

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Jørgen Leth

Jørgen Leth is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his epic documentary A Sunday in Hell (1977) and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human (1967). He is also a sports commentator for Danish television and is represented by the film production company, Sunset Productions.

Jørgen Leth was born on June 14, 1937 in Århus, Denmark. He studied literature and anthropology in Aarhus and Copenhagen and was a cultural critic (jazz, theatre, film) for leading Danish newspapers from 1959 to 1968. His interest in Polish anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski had a profound influence on his work. He travelled in Africa (1961), South America and India (1966) and Southeast Asia (1970–71). His first book was published in 1962 and he has written 10 volumes of poetry and eight non-fiction books. He made his first film in 1963 and has since made 40 more, many distributed worldwide. His… read more

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Hani

23Jan13

Andy Warhol's still is a poor choice for this great film. You neither need to count the 66 scenes nor think that this is America. This is an amazing film by Jørgen Leth.

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Dorsey Manca

10Aug11

can anyone help me with where to find a copy of this?

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