Danish film director Jørgen Leth is well known for his drama-documentaries such as »Stars and Water Carriers«, »A Sunday in Hell«, »Peter Martins - A Dancer«, »66 Scenes from America« and many others. Now he has made a feature-length documentary called »Notebook from China«. The film is based on more than twenty hours of film made during 6,000 kilometres train journey through China. »I was happily surprised by how open and trustful the Chinese were. There were no restrictions, no bureaucratic trouble at all«, Jørgen leth says. »I haven't made the film with a definite viewpoint, a definite intention. Rather I have chosen to focus on people and groups I met.« The film deals with seven stories about an old painter, a train engineer, a family living on a sampan, a group of female bike riders and three opera singers who are part of the first Chinese performance of »The Wedding of Figaro«.
| Original title | Notater fra Kina |
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| Danish title | Notater fra Kina |
| Other titles | Kina med tog, Notebook from China |
| Keywords | Trains, China, Asia, Travels |
| Director | Jørgen Leth |
| Screenplay | Jørgen Leth |
| Director of Photography | Dan Holmberg |
| Editor | Janus Billeskov Jansen, Vinca Wiedemann, Rumle Hammerich |
| Sound | Niels Arnt Torp |
| Production country | Denmark, United States |
| Production companies | Leth & Uldal Productions, World Pacific Productions [US] |
| Domestic distribution | Statens Filmcentral |
| Technical info | 35 mm |
| Danish theatrical release | 12.02.1987 |
| Cinemas | Vester Vov Vov, Øst for Paradis (Århus) |
| Danish rating | Allowed for all |
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| Production companies | Leth & Uldal Productions, World Pacific Productions [US] |
| Domestic distribution | Statens Filmcentral |
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| Direction | Jørgen Leth |
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| Script | Jørgen Leth |
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| Cinematography | Dan Holmberg |
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| Editing | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Editing | Vinca Wiedemann |
| Editing | Rumle Hammerich |
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| Sound | Niels Arnt Torp |
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| Voiceover | Jørgen Leth |
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