Jørgen Leth

DirectorWriterActorCrewEditor Jun 14 (died age 88) Århus, Denmark 1963–2023 (60 year career)

5.9 avg rating

Biography

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

Film

The Five Obstructions

Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +

Film

Klown

Jørgen Leth

Film

The Perfect Human

Speaker (voice) (uncredited)

Film

I Walk

himself

Film

The Erotic Man

Himself

Film

A Sunday in Hell

Director

Film

66 Scenes from America

Self

Film

Stop for Bud

Director

Filmography

Acting (25)

Movies (18)

Corona Film Club

2021

as Self

5.0

Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth

2020

as Himself

I Walk

2020

as himself

8.9

Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her

2018

as Self

Født til Filmen

2015

as Himself

Laamb

2013

as Narrator (voice)

Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life

as Self

The Erotic Man

as Himself

Klown

as Jørgen Leth

ABCinema

Sanselighedens pris

Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space

2006

as Narrator

Aarhus

2005

as Self

5.2

The Five Obstructions

2003

as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +

6.9

Fra hjertet til hånden

1994

as Himself

66 Scenes from America

as Self

Good and Evil

as Narrator

The Perfect Human

as Speaker (voice) (uncredited)

6.5

Television (7)

Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark

2021

as Jørgen

Det sidste ord

2020

as Sig selv

8.2

Hos Hans

2018

as Sig selv

Mit Spanien

2016

as Jørgen

Mit Frankrig

2015

as Jørgen

Spise med Price

2008

as Fortæller

8.5

Ronnie Rosé si'r helt go'nat

1987

as Forskellige roller

Crew (88)

Movies (88)

Music for Black Pigeons

2023

Director

6.8

Music for Black Pigeons

Writer

I Walk

Director

The Perfect Human

Original Film Writer

The Perfect Human

2018

Thanks

Pelota II

2017

Director

I Am Talking To You

2013

Director

The Erotic Man

Director

The Erotic Man

Writer

Ra-ra

Director

Tropical Mix

Director

Aarhus

Director

Aarhus

Writer

The Five Obstructions

2003

Director

6.9

The Five Obstructions

2003

Writer

6.9

New Scenes from America

2003

Director

6.0

New Scenes from America

Writer

Dreamers

Director

Dreamers

Editor

Dreamers

Writer

I Am Alive

Director

I Am Alive

1999

Writer

Haiti. Untitled

1996

Director

6.5

Haiti. Untitled

1996

Director of Photography

6.5

Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life

1994

Director

Michael Laudrup: A Football Player

Director

Traberg

Director

Traberg

Writer

Notes on Love

Director

Notes on Love

Writer

Danish Literature

Director

Danish Literature

Writer

Composer Meets Quartet

1987

Director

4.5

Composer Meets Quartet

Writer

Notebook from China

Director

Notebook from China

Writer

Moments of Play

Director

Pelota

Director

Pelota

Writer

Interference

Director

Interference

Writer

Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger

1982

Director

66 Scenes from America

1982

Director

5.6

New York Street Performers

1982

Director

Step on Silence

Director

Step on Silence

Writer

A Midsummer Night's Play

Director

Kalule

Director

Kalule

Writer

Dancing Bournonville

Director

Peter Martins: A Dancer

1978

Director

7.0

Peter Martins: A Dancer

1978

Producer

7.0

Peter Martins: A Dancer

Writer

A Sunday in Hell

Director

A Sunday in Hell

Writer

Good and Evil

Director

Good and Evil

Writer

Klaus Rifbjerg

Director

Klaus Rifbjerg

Writer

The Impossible Hour

Director

The Impossible Hour

Producer

Stars and the Water Carriers

1974

Director

6.6

Stars and the Water Carriers

1974

Writer

6.6

Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee

1973

Director

5.0

Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee

Writer

Chinese Ping-Pong

Director

Chinese Ping-Pong

Editor

Life in Denmark

Director

Life in Denmark

Writer

The Search

Director

The Search

Writer

Frændeløs

Director

The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest

1970

Director

5.8

The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest

Writer

Motion Picture

Director

Motion Picture

Writer

Krag-filmen

Director

Krag-filmen

1969

Director of Photography

Monument

1969

Director

Rødovrefilmen

1969

Director

The Perfect Human

Director

The Perfect Human

Writer

Ophelia's Flowers

Director

Ophelia's Flowers

Writer

Near Heaven, Near Earth

1968

Director

4.2

Near Heaven, Near Earth

1968

Writer

4.2

Look Forward to a Time of Security

Director

Stop for Bud

Director