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Haiti Express

Jørgen Leth, Denmark, 1983

92 min.DK/Feature

Writer-director Jørgen Leth's first actual feature film retains the filmmaker's stylistic trademarks (meditative voice-over narration, fragmented action, some of it improvised) in telling the story of a Danish newsman going through an indentity crisis while covering events in El Salvador and Haïti. A mysterious woman appears, disappears. Evocative moods takes precendence throughout. All dialogue in English.
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Original title Udenrigskorrespondenten
Danish title Udenrigskorrespondenten
Other titles Lost Paintings
Director Jørgen Leth
Screenplay Jørgen Leth, Klaus Rifbjerg
Director of Photography Alexander Gruszynski
Editor Kristian Levring
Sound Jan Juhler, Jan Juhler, Per Meinertsen
Composer Fuzzy
Appearance Henning Jensen, Hanne Uldal, François Latour, Aubelin Jolicoeur
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Kommunefilm
Technical info 35 mm, Widescreen, Technicolor, Dolby stereo
Danish theatrical release 16.09.1983
Cinemas Dagmar, Odense, Herning, Vejle, Århus, Aalborg, Næstved Bio, Ballerup Bio
Find more Søren Birkvad: "Verden er leth. En bog om Jørgen Leths film og forfatterskab". Odense Universitetsforlag 1992, s. 96-99.
Kristen Bjørnkjær: Med Johs. V. om styrbord. Tusind Øjne 65/1983.
Oluf Gandrup: Analysens hærværk. MacGuffin 47/1983.
Jørgen Leth: Begrænsningens enorme udtrykskraft. Levende Billeder 9/1982.
Ole Michelsen: Samtale med Jørgen Leth. Kosmorama 165/1983.
Jens Nauntofte: En reporter er en reporter er en reporter. Levende Billeder 8/1983.
Danish rating Allowed for all
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Companies

Production company HTM Film
Domestic distribution Kommunefilm

Direction

Direction Jørgen Leth
Assistant director Åke Sandgren

Script

Script Jørgen Leth
Script Klaus Rifbjerg
Dialogue Jørgen Leth
Dialogue Hanne Uldal

Production

Production Tivi Magnusson
Executive producer Tivi Magnusson
Production manager Vibeke Windeløv
Production assistant Jane Graun
Production assistant: El Salvador Deedie Baires
Production assistant: Haiti Clovis Salomon
Production assistant Axel Bonaparte Auguste

Cinematography

Cinematography Alexander Gruszynski
Camera assistant Birger Bohm
Key grip Otto Stenov

Electrical dept.

Electrical dept. Otto Stenov

Editing

Editing Kristian Levring
Assistant editor Camilla Skousen
Editing supervisor Tivi Magnusson

Music

Music Fuzzy
Organ Jens Asbjørn Olesen

Production design

Set dresser Lissen Dirckinck-Holmfeld

Sound

Sound Jan Juhler
Sound designer Jan Juhler
Sound designer Per Meinertsen
Sound assistant Robert Edwards

Narrator

Narrator Joseph Benti

Appearance

Journalisten Henning Jensen
Kvinden Hanne Uldal
Vennen François Latour
Kunsthandleren Aubelin Jolicoeur
Hotelejeren Al Seitz
Voodoopræsten Max Bauvoir
Ministeren Gérard Resil
Tolken Ernst Toussaint
Fotografen Devy Robert
Den prostituerede Jocasta Maspuda
Kunsthandlersken Francine Murat
Nattevagten Jean Felix
Dansepartneren Hervé Denis
Vagten Louis Jaques Wilzaire
Taxachauffør Fritz Simple
Taxachauffør Line Jean
Ung mand Alix Toyo
UPI-redaktøren John Newhagen
Obersten Juan Ochao
Tolken Deedie Baires
Sig selv Roberto D'Aubuisson

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