Notater fra Kina Soundtrack (1987)

Synopsis

In 1984, Jørgen Leth, cinematographer Dan Holmberg, and sound recordist Niels Torp traveled some 6,000 kilometers by train across China. The result is a very calm, beautifully perceived travelogue, fueled by an unprejudiced curiosity and a capacity for observation. A river boat in a landscape of sugar mountains in southern China and the numerous shots of the train journey are the visual motifs of the film, in which we meet an acrobat, an ink painter, some opera students from the conservatory from Beijing and a group of female racing cyclists. The camera falls in love with the exquisite tai chi movements and the dexterity of the train's kitchen staff, and the soundtrack gives a vivid sense of noisy life on board, with music blaring from the screeching speakers. The fact that the film should be seen as a collection of notes about the film, that is, a kind of travelogue, is emphasized by the title and by Leth's only words on the soundtrack: "I take notes because I want to remember what I have seen. I...

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