Jørgen Leth

Directing

Jørgen Leth

Born June 14, 1937Århus, Denmark69 credits

Jørgen Leth was a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his epic documentary A Sunday in Hell and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human. He is also a sports commentator for Danish television and is represented by the film production company, Sunset Productions.

Known For

Music for Black Pigeons
6.8

Music for Black Pigeons

Movie

2023

Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark

Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark

TV

2021

Corona Film Club
5.0

Corona Film Club

Movie

2021

I Walk
8.9

I Walk

Movie

2020

Det sidste ord
8.2

Det sidste ord

TV

2020

Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth

Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth

Movie

2020

Filmography

Music for Black Pigeons
2023Music for Black PigeonsDirectorMovie
Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark
2021Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmarkas JørgenTV
Corona Film Club
2021Corona Film Clubas SelfMovie
I Walk
2020I Walkas himselfMovie
Det sidste ord
2020Det sidste ordas Sig selvTV
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
2020Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Lethas HimselfMovie
Hos Hans
2018Hos Hansas Sig selvTV
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
2018Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Heras SelfMovie
Pelota II
2017Pelota IIDirectorMovie
Mit Spanien
2016Mit Spanienas JørgenTV
Født til Filmen
2015Født til Filmenas HimselfMovie
Mit Frankrig
2015Mit Frankrigas JørgenTV
Laamb
2013Laambas Narrator (voice)Movie
I
2013I Am Talking To YouDirectorMovie
Klown
2010Klownas Jørgen LethMovie
The Erotic Man
2010The Erotic Manas HimselfMovie
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Lifeas SelfMovie
A
2009ABCinemaMovie
Spise med Price
2008Spise med Priceas FortællerTV
R
2008Ra-raDirectorMovie
Sanselighedens pris
2007Sanselighedens prisMovie
T
2007Tropical MixDirectorMovie
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
2006Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Spaceas NarratorMovie
A
2005Aarhusas SelfMovie
The Five Obstructions
2003The Five Obstructionsas Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +Movie
N
2003New Scenes from AmericaWriterMovie
D
2002DreamersWriterMovie
I Am Alive
1999I Am AliveDirectorMovie
H
1996Haiti. UntitledDirectorMovie
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
1994Katherine Dunham - Dancing with LifeDirectorMovie
F
1994Fra hjertet til håndenas HimselfMovie
M
1993Michael Laudrup: A Football PlayerDirectorMovie
T
1992TrabergWriterMovie
Notes on Love
1989Notes on LoveDirectorMovie
D
1989Danish LiteratureWriterMovie
Ronnie Rosé si'r helt go'nat
1987Ronnie Rosé si'r helt go'natas Forskellige rollerTV
Notebook from China
1987Notebook from ChinaWriterMovie
C
1987Composer Meets QuartetDirectorMovie
M
1986Moments of PlayDirectorMovie
Pelota
1983PelotaDirectorMovie
I
1983InterferenceDirectorMovie
66 Scenes from America
198266 Scenes from Americaas SelfMovie
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
1982Andy Warhol Eating a HamburgerDirectorMovie
N
1982New York Street PerformersDirectorMovie
S
1981Step on SilenceWriterMovie
K
1979KaluleDirectorMovie
A
1979A Midsummer Night's PlayDirectorMovie
D
1979Dancing BournonvilleDirectorMovie
P
1978Peter Martins: A DancerDirectorMovie
A Sunday in Hell
1977A Sunday in HellWriterMovie
Good and Evil
1975Good and Evilas NarratorMovie
Stars and the Water Carriers
1974Stars and the Water CarriersDirectorMovie
T
1974The Impossible HourDirectorMovie
K
1974Klaus RifbjergDirectorMovie
E
1973Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of CoffeeWriterMovie
Chinese Ping-Pong
1972Chinese Ping-PongDirectorMovie
Life in Denmark
1972Life in DenmarkDirectorMovie
The Search
1970The SearchDirectorMovie
T
1970The Deer Garden: The Romantic ForestDirectorMovie
M
1970Motion PictureWriterMovie
Frændeløs
1970FrændeløsDirectorMovie
M
1969MonumentDirectorMovie
Rødovrefilmen
1969RødovrefilmenDirectorMovie
Krag-filmen
1969Krag-filmenDirectorMovie
O
1968Ophelia's FlowersDirectorMovie
The Perfect Human
1968The Perfect Humanas Speaker (voice) (uncredited)Movie
N
1968Near Heaven, Near EarthDirectorMovie
L
1964Look Forward to a Time of SecurityDirectorMovie
Stop for Bud
1963Stop for BudDirectorMovie