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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.

Et billede af Jørgen Leth

Directing

1963

[ ] Stop for Bud (Director)

1964

[ ] Look Forward to a Time of Security (Director)

1968

[ ] The Perfect Human (Director)
[ ] Ophelia's Flowers (Director)
[ ] Near Heaven, Near Earth (Director)

1969

[ ] Monument (Director)
[ ] Rødovrefilmen (Director)
[ ] Krag-filmen (Director)

1970

[ ] Motion Picture (Director)
[ ] The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest (Director)
[ ] The Search (Director)
[ ] Frændeløs (Director)

1972

[ ] Life in Denmark (Director)
[ ] Chinese Ping-Pong (Director)

1973

[ ] Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee (Director)

1974

[ ] Stars and the Water Carriers (Director)
[ ] The Impossible Hour (Director)
[ ] Klaus Rifbjerg (Director)

1975

[ ] Good and Evil (Director)

1977

[ ] A Sunday in Hell (Director)

1978

[ ] Peter Martins: A Dancer (Director)

1979

[ ] Kalule (Director)
[ ] Dancing Bournonville (Director)
[ ] A Midsummer Night's Play (Director)

1981

[ ] Step on Silence (Director)

1982

[ ] 66 Scenes from America (Director)
[ ] New York Street Performers (Director)
[ ] Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger (Director)

1983

[ ] Pelota (Director)
[ ] Interference (Director)

1986

[ ] Moments of Play (Director)

1987

[ ] Composer Meets Quartet (Director)
[ ] Notebook from China (Director)

1989

[ ] Notes on Love (Director)
[ ] Danish Literature (Director)

1992

[ ] Traberg (Director)

1993

[ ] Michael Laudrup: A Football Player (Director)

1994

[ ] Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life (Director)

1996

[ ] Haiti. Untitled (Director)

1999

[ ] I Am Alive (Director)

2002

[ ] Dreamers (Director)

2003

[ ] The Five Obstructions (Director)
[ ] New Scenes from America (Director)

2005

[ ] Aarhus (Director)

2007

[ ] Tropical Mix (Director)

2008

[ ] Ra-ra (Director)

2010

[ ] The Erotic Man (Director)

2013

[ ] I Am Talking To You (Director)

2017

[ ] Pelota II (Director)

2020

[ ] I Walk (Director)

2023

[ ] Music for Black Pigeons (Director)

Writing

1968

[ ] Ophelia's Flowers (Writer)
[ ] Near Heaven, Near Earth (Writer)
[ ] The Perfect Human (Writer)

1970

[ ] Motion Picture (Writer)
[ ] The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest (Writer)
[ ] The Search (Writer)

1972

[ ] Life in Denmark (Writer)

1973

[ ] Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee (Writer)

1974

[ ] Stars and the Water Carriers (Writer)
[ ] Klaus Rifbjerg (Writer)

1975

[ ] Good and Evil (Writer)

1977

[ ] A Sunday in Hell (Writer)

1978

[ ] Peter Martins: A Dancer (Writer)

1979

[ ] Kalule (Writer)

1981

[ ] Step on Silence (Writer)

1983

[ ] Interference (Writer)
[ ] Pelota (Writer)

1987

[ ] Composer Meets Quartet (Writer)
[ ] Notebook from China (Writer)

1989

[ ] Danish Literature (Writer)
[ ] Notes on Love (Writer)

1992

[ ] Traberg (Writer)

1999

[ ] I Am Alive (Writer)

2002

[ ] Dreamers (Writer)

2003

[ ] New Scenes from America (Writer)
[ ] The Five Obstructions (Writer)

2005

[ ] Aarhus (Writer)

2010

[ ] The Erotic Man (Writer)

2018

[ ] The Perfect Human (Original Film Writer)

2023

[ ] Music for Black Pigeons (Writer)

Production

1974

[ ] The Impossible Hour (Producer)

1978

[ ] Peter Martins: A Dancer (Producer)

Editing

1972

[ ] Chinese Ping-Pong (Editor)

2002

[ ] Dreamers (Editor)

Crew

2018

[ ] The Perfect Human (Thanks)

Camera

1969

[ ] Krag-filmen (Director of Photography)

1996

[ ] Haiti. Untitled (Director of Photography)

Actor

1968

[ ] The Perfect Human (Speaker (voice) (uncredited))

1975

[ ] Good and Evil (Narrator)

1982

[ ] 66 Scenes from America (Self)

1994

[ ] Fra hjertet til hånden (Himself)

2003

[ ] The Five Obstructions (Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +)

2005

[ ] Aarhus (Self)

2006

[ ] Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space (Narrator)

2007

[ ] Sanselighedens pris (????)

2009

[ ] ABCinema (????)

2010

[ ] The Erotic Man (Himself)
[ ] Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life (Self)
[ 5/10 ] Klown (Jørgen Leth)

2013

[ ] Laamb (Narrator (voice))

2015

[ ] Født til Filmen (Himself)

2018

[ ] Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her (Self)

2020

[ ] Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth (Himself)
[ ] I Walk (himself)

2021

[ ] Corona Film Club (Self)