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.
| Original title | Udenrigskorrespondenten |
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| 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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| Production company | HTM Film |
| Domestic distribution | Kommunefilm |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Jørgen Leth |
| Assistant director | Åke Sandgren |
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| Script | Jørgen Leth |
| Script | Klaus Rifbjerg |
| Dialogue | Jørgen Leth |
| Dialogue | Hanne Uldal |
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| 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 |
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| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Camera assistant | Birger Bohm |
| Key grip | Otto Stenov |
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| Electrical dept. | Otto Stenov |
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| Editing | Kristian Levring |
| Assistant editor | Camilla Skousen |
| Editing supervisor | Tivi Magnusson |
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| Music | Fuzzy |
| Organ | Jens Asbjørn Olesen |
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| Set dresser | Lissen Dirckinck-Holmfeld |
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| Sound | Jan Juhler |
| Sound designer | Jan Juhler |
| Sound designer | Per Meinertsen |
| Sound assistant | Robert Edwards |
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Narrator |
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| Narrator | Joseph Benti |
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| 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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| Udenrigskorrespondenten [Score] | 1983 | Fuzzy |
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