Music for Black Pigeons

2023 1h 32m DA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 6

Documentary

Synopsis

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Music for Black Pigeons is the first collaboration between Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed. The film poses existential questions to influential jazz players such as Bill Frisell, Lee Konitz, Midori Takada and many others: How does it feel to play, and what does it mean to listen? What is it like to be a human being and spending your whole life trying to express something through sounds? The characters wake up, rehearse, record, perform and talk about music. In some moments they are on the edge, the edge of existence, constantly challenging themselves. They listen. They devote themselves to finding a space to create a connection to something bigger than themselves. Something that will outlast all of us.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Jakob Bro
Self
Lee Konitz
Self
Manfred Eicher
Self
Midori Takada
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Paul Motian
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Thomas Morgan
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Bill Frisell
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Mark Turner
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andreas Koefoed
Writers: Andreas Koefoed, Adam Nielsen, Jørgen Leth
Languages: Danish, English, Japanese
Countries: Greenland

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Danish, English, Japanese.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andreas Koefoed, shot by Andreas Koefoed. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Adam Nielsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jakob Bro and Lee Konitz and Manfred Eicher carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21376876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andreas Koefoed directs. Andreas Koefoed behind the camera. Adam Nielsen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Greenland. Dialogue in Danish, English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Danish, English, Japanese.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Andreas Koefoed, shot by Andreas Koefoed. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Adam Nielsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jakob Bro and Lee Konitz and Manfred Eicher carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt21376876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.