Jørgen Leth
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.
Acting (15 movies)
The Five Obstructions
2003
The Perfect Human
1968
66 Scenes from America
1982
The Erotic Man
2010
Sanselighedens pris
2007
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010
Født til Filmen
2015
Good and Evil
1975
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
2018
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
2020
I Walk
2020
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
2006
Laamb
2013
Corona Film Club
2021
Klown
2010
Directing (51 movies)
Pelota II
2017
The Five Obstructions
2003
A Sunday in Hell
1977
The Perfect Human
1968
66 Scenes from America
1982
New Scenes from America
2003
The Erotic Man
2010
Stars and the Water Carriers
1974
Haiti. Untitled
1996
I Am Talking To You
2013
Life in Denmark
1972
Notes on Love
1989
Good and Evil
1975
Chinese Ping-Pong
1972
Pelota
1983
Moments of Play
1986
The Impossible Hour
1974
Music for Black Pigeons
2023
Stop for Bud
1963
Aarhus
2005
Ophelia's Flowers
1968
Interference
1983
Traberg
1992
Danish Literature
1989
Ra-ra
2008
Motion Picture
1970
Near Heaven, Near Earth
1968
Monument
1969
Look Forward to a Time of Security
1964
The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
1970
Tropical Mix
2007
Michael Laudrup: A Football Player
1993
Kalule
1979
Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
1973
Klaus Rifbjerg
1974
Peter Martins: A Dancer
1978
Dancing Bournonville
1979
A Midsummer Night's Play
1979
Step on Silence
1981
Composer Meets Quartet
1987
New York Street Performers
1982
Notebook from China
1987
Dreamers
2002
I Am Alive
1999
The Search
1970
Rødovrefilmen
1969
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
1982
Krag-filmen
1969
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
1994
I Walk
2020
Frændeløs
1970
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Near Heaven, Near Earth | 1968 | Writer |
| The Perfect Human | 1968 | Writer |
| Ophelia's Flowers | 1968 | Writer |
| Motion Picture | 1970 | Writer |
| The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest | 1970 | Writer |
| The Search | 1970 | Writer |
| Life in Denmark | 1972 | Writer |
| Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee | 1973 | Writer |
| Klaus Rifbjerg | 1974 | Writer |
| The Impossible Hour | 1974 | Producer |
| Stars and the Water Carriers | 1974 | Writer |
| Good and Evil | 1975 | Writer |
| A Sunday in Hell | 1977 | Writer |
| Peter Martins: A Dancer | 1978 | Writer |
| Peter Martins: A Dancer | 1978 | Producer |
| Kalule | 1979 | Writer |
| Step on Silence | 1981 | Writer |
| Interference | 1983 | Writer |
| Pelota | 1983 | Writer |
| Composer Meets Quartet | 1987 | Writer |
| Notebook from China | 1987 | Writer |
| Danish Literature | 1989 | Writer |
| Notes on Love | 1989 | Writer |
| Traberg | 1992 | Writer |
| I Am Alive | 1999 | Writer |
| Dreamers | 2002 | Writer |
| New Scenes from America | 2003 | Writer |
| The Five Obstructions | 2003 | Writer |
| Aarhus | 2005 | Writer |
| The Erotic Man | 2010 | Writer |
| Music for Black Pigeons | 2023 | Writer |