Documentary · Denmark · 1972 · 14m

Chinese Ping-Pong

Kinesisk bordtennis

Director

Jørgen Leth

Cast

Crew

Henning Camre — Director of Photography Mikael Salomon — Director of Photography Jørgen Leth — Editor

Synopsis

An experimental sports film made partly during the Scandinavian Open Championships in Halmstad in 1970, partly during the Chinese players' exhibition tour in Denmark immediately after the SOC. First of all, it is a film about their style, about the artistic culmination that is ping-pong at its best, it records China's comeback into the international sports world.

Mood & Themes

sports ping pong

Key Collaborators

Jørgen Leth Director Henning Camre Director of Photography Mikael Salomon Director of Photography Jørgen Leth Editor

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