Danish Literature

44m
Documentary
4.3

Jørgen Leth's personal, pleasurable distillation of Danish literature covers seven poets alive at the time of production and twenty classical poets. A handful of actors share readings of the classical texts in semi close ups against a dark background; the living poets read their own works.

Cast

Inger Christensen
Self
Per Højholt
Self
Erik Knudsen
Self
Peter Laugesen
Self
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Self
Svend Åge Madsen
Self
Erik Mørk
Self
Ulf Pilgaard
Self
Birgitte Price
Self
Jørgen Reenberg
Self
Klaus Rifbjerg
Self
Peter Seeberg
Self

Crew

Jørgen Leth
Director, Writer
Dan Holmberg
Director of Photography
Herman David Koppel
Music

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