Jørgen Leth
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.
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Films (65)
Music for Black Pigeons
2023 · Director, Writer
Corona Film Club
2021 · Self
I Walk
2020 · himself, Director
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
2020 · Himself
The Perfect Human
2018 · Thanks, Original Film Writer
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
2018 · Self
Pelota II
2017 · Director
Født til Filmen
2015 · Himself
Laamb
2013 · Narrator (voice)
I Am Talking To You
2013 · Director
Klown
2010 · Jørgen Leth
The Erotic Man
2010 · Himself, Director, Writer
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010 · Self
ABCinema
2009
Ra-ra
2008 · Director
Sanselighedens pris
2007
Tropical Mix
2007 · Director
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
2006 · Narrator
Aarhus
2005 · Self, Director, Writer
The Five Obstructions
2003 · Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +, Director, Writer
Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba
2003 · Voice-Over / Self, Director, Writer
New Scenes from America
2003 · Writer, Director
Dreamers
2002 · Writer, Editor, Director
Mona's World
2001 · Rygestemme
I Am Alive
1999 · Director, Writer
Haiti. Untitled
1996 · Director, Director of Photography
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
1994 · Director
Fra hjertet til hånden
1994 · Himself
Michael Laudrup: A Football Player
1993 · Director
Traberg
1992 · Writer, Director
Notes on Love
1989 · Director, Writer
Danish Literature
1989 · Writer, Director
Notebook from China
1987 · Writer, Director
Composer Meets Quartet
1987 · Director, Writer
Moments of Play
1986 · Director
Pelota
1983 · Director, Writer
Interference
1983 · Director, Writer
66 Scenes from America
1982 · Self, Director
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
1982 · Director
New York Street Performers
1982 · Director
Step on Silence
1981 · Writer, Director
Kalule
1979 · Director, Writer
A Midsummer Night's Play
1979 · Director
Dancing Bournonville
1979 · Director
Peter Martins: A Dancer
1978 · Director, Writer, Producer
A Sunday in Hell
1977 · Writer, Director
Good and Evil
1975 · Narrator, Director, Writer
Stars and the Water Carriers
1974 · Director, Writer
The Impossible Hour
1974 · Producer, Director
Klaus Rifbjerg
1974 · Director, Writer
Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
1973 · Writer, Director
Chinese Ping-Pong
1972 · Director, Editor
Life in Denmark
1972 · Director, Writer
The Search
1971 · Director, Writer
The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
1970 · Director, Writer
Motion Picture
1970 · Writer, Director
Frændeløs
1970 · Director
Monument
1969 · Director
Rødovrefilmen
1969 · Director
Krag-filmen
1969 · Director of Photography, Director
Ophelia's Flowers
1968 · Director, Writer
The Perfect Human
1968 · Speaker (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer
Near Heaven, Near Earth
1968 · Director, Writer
Look Forward to a Time of Security
1964 · Director
Stop for Bud
1963 · Director
