Jørgen Leth
Directing
Born June 14, 1937 · Århus, Denmark
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.
Directed (51)
Music for Black Pigeons
2023
I Walk
2020
Pelota II
2017
I Am Talking To You
2013
The Erotic Man
2010
Ra-ra
2008
Tropical Mix
2007
Aarhus
2005
The Five Obstructions
2003
New Scenes from America
2003
Dreamers
2002
I Am Alive
1999
Haiti. Untitled
1996
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
1994
Michael Laudrup: A Football Player
1993
Traberg
1992
Notes on Love
1989
Danish Literature
1989
Notebook from China
1987
Composer Meets Quartet
1987
Moments of Play
1986
Pelota
1983
Interference
1983
66 Scenes from America
1982
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
1982
New York Street Performers
1982
Step on Silence
1981
Kalule
1979
A Midsummer Night's Play
1979
Dancing Bournonville
1979
Peter Martins: A Dancer
1978
A Sunday in Hell
1977
Good and Evil
1975
Stars and the Water Carriers
1974
The Impossible Hour
1974
Klaus Rifbjerg
1974
Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
1973
Chinese Ping-Pong
1972
Life in Denmark
1972
The Search
1970
The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
1970
Motion Picture
1970
Frændeløs
1970
Monument
1969
Rødovrefilmen
1969
Krag-filmen
1969
Ophelia's Flowers
1968
The Perfect Human
1968
Near Heaven, Near Earth
1968
Look Forward to a Time of Security
1964
Stop for Bud
1963
Acting (18)
Corona Film Club
2021
I Walk
2020
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
2020
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
2018
Født til Filmen
2015
Laamb
2013
Klown
2010
The Erotic Man
2010
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010
ABCinema
2009
Sanselighedens pris
2007
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
2006
Aarhus
2005
The Five Obstructions
2003
Fra hjertet til hånden
1994
66 Scenes from America
1982
Good and Evil
1975
The Perfect Human
1968