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19.03. / Thursday, 14:00 - 16:00 Theatre 6 | Ticket |
20.03. / Friday, 13:00 - 14:30 Theatre 1 | Ticket |
21.03. / Saturday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 6 | Ticket |
In the stylized opening shot, Danish filmmaker, sports journalist and poet Jørgen Leth is getting an MRI. In 2010, Leth survived a major earthquake in Haiti, where he lives, and he has been unable to walk properly ever since. In one fell swoop he became an old man. In a poetic mix of feverish dream-like images and observations in voice-over, it also becomes clear that Leth has never entirely recovered from the psychological trauma. He is depressed and has nightmares. His imbalance and unsteadiness surprises him: he has always been used to being firmly at the center of attention. He and his son travel to Laos, to the Mekong River, where he plans to create a work of art in the jungle. Aging is central to this sometimes hard-hitting personal documentary. Leth’s memory is becoming foggy, his hearing is deteriorating, and his joints are stiffening, but his desire for recognition and relevance remains.
Jørgen Leth, born in 1937, is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary A Sunday in Hell (1977) and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human (1968). His feature documentary The Five Obstructions (co-directed with Lars von Trier) premiered in Venice in 2003 and was Denmark’s candidate for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
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I Walk
Denmark
2019, 90'
Directed by:
Jørgen Leth
Screenplay by:
Jorgen Leth
Cinematography:
Jorgen Leth, Tómas Gislason
Edited by:
Jacob Thuesen, Tómas Gislason
Music:
Ola Flöttum
Producer:
Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær
Produced by:
Danish Documentary Production
Festivals & Awards:
IDFA 2019
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