Good and Evil (1975)

5.1/10 80 min Documentary

Overview

Jørgen Leth can squeeze poetry from a stone and wit from dust, and he can find love where the milk of human kindness runs dry. In a series of tableaux of Life in Denmark, he carries absurdism to a happy extreme. To act out his minuscule non-dramas, he uses a motley crew of professional actors like Ghita Nørby and Claus Nissen, writer Dan Turéll plus a snake charmer, a bicycle racer and a circus queen.

Cast

Claus Nissen

Ulla Gottlieb

Ghita Nørby

Holger Juul Hansen

Anniqa

Ulf Pilgaard

Lars Knutzon

Kirsten Peüliche

Jørgen Reenberg

Ib Mossin

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Asger Leth

Jørgen Leth

Narrator

Ann-Mari Max Hansen

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