Danish Literature
Danish Literature
1989, English. Directed by Jørgen Leth.
Jørgen Leth's personal, pleasurable distillation of Danish literature covers seven poets alive at the time of production and twenty classical poets. A handful of actors share readings of the classical texts in semi close ups against a dark background; the living poets read their own works.
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- 0h 44m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1989
- Original title
- Dansk litteratur
- Country
- Denmark
- Written by
- Jørgen Leth
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Danish Literature isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1989. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Danish Literature?
Danish Literature (1989) was directed by Jørgen Leth and stars Inger Christensen, Per Højholt, Erik Knudsen.