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
