Directing
Jørgen Leth
Born June 14, 1937 Århus, Denmark
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.
Directed Films
6.8
Music for Black Pigeons
2023·Documentary
8.9
I Walk
2020·Documentary
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Pelota II
2017·Documentary
4.8
The Erotic Man
2010·Documentary
7.0
The Five Obstructions
2003·Documentary
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I Am Alive
1999
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Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
1994
5.0
Notes on Love
1989·Documentary
8.3
Notebook from China
1987·Documentary
8.5
Pelota
1983·Documentary
5.9
66 Scenes from America
1982·Documentary
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Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
1982
7.2
A Sunday in Hell
1977·Documentary
5.1
Good and Evil
1975·Documentary
6.7
Stars and the Water Carriers
1974·Documentary
6.2
The Impossible Hour
1974·Documentary
6.5
Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
1973
6.5
Chinese Ping-Pong
1972·Documentary
7.3
Life in Denmark
1972·Documentary
5.8
The Search
1970·Documentary
7.5
Frændeløs
1970
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Rødovrefilmen
1969
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Krag-filmen
1969·Documentary
6.6
The Perfect Human
1968·Drama
Also Appeared In
5.0
Corona Film Club
2021·Documentary
8.9
I Walk
2020·Documentary
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Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
2020
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Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
2018
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Født til Filmen
2015·Documentary
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Laamb
2013·Documentary
6.5
Klown
2010·Comedy
4.8
The Erotic Man
2010·Documentary
7.8
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010·Music
6.0
Sanselighedens pris
2007
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Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
2006·Documentary
7.0
The Five Obstructions
2003·Documentary