Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee (1973)

Name: Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
Released: 1973-01-01

29m

Running Time

Plot.

With a slow introductory zoom onto Leth in a TV studio and a corresponding zoom out at the end Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee may be structured in the classical style but an extremely unusual TV production is involved: in the studio Leth reads from his poetry while a subtitle - like in Life in Denmark - pedantically but ambiguously presents observations and describes what is going on.

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Cast & Crew.

Jørgen Leth

Writer / Director

Eddy Merckx

Self

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1973

Original Name
Eddy Merckx i nærheden af en kop kaffe

Status
Released

Running Time
29m

Last updated: 2025-02-19

Wiki.

Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee (original title: Eddy Merckx i nærheden af en kop kaffe) is a 1973 Danish experimental short film by Jørgen Leth. It was produced by Stig Crab Barfoed and Charlotte Strandgaard and is 29 minutes long.