Jørgen Leth
Jørgen Leth is 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 | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 5.241 |
| Birthday | 1937-06-14 |
| Place of Birth | Århus, Denmark |
| Also Known As |
2003
The Five Obstructions
6.867/147
Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a different set...
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The Five Obstructions
1968
The Perfect Human
6.533/46
An elegant and humorous film—in the guise of a serious anthropological treatise—spotlights "The Perfect Human," a model of the modern Dane created by...
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The Perfect Human
2010
The Erotic Man
5/21
The film has been ten years in the making, and over time it has grown to become what the director himself has called an artistic testament. It is simu...
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The Erotic Man
2005
Aarhus
5.2/4
A documentary short about the director's home town of Aarhus, Denmark.
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Aarhus
2010
Klown
6.6/115
Frank is left with the responsibility for his nephew Bo on an already planned canoe trip. Frank's mate Casper is also coming along. Weighed down a wit...
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Klown
2011
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
6.5/2
Krzysztof Komeda was a jazz pianist and film composer. With compositions like the lullaby for Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski, Komeda succeed...
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Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2015
Født til Filmen
0/0
What are the consequences of a young person to be famous at an early age, being a public person? "Født til Filmen" is about the Danish actress Stine...
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Født til Filmen
2009
ABCinema
0/0
A documentary and series of interviews about the ABCinema movement/production group.
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ABCinema
1975
Good and Evil
5.4/5
Jørgen Leth can squeeze poetry from a stone and wit from dust, and he can find love where the milk of human kindness runs dry. In a series of tableaux...
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Good and Evil
2018
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
0/0
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Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
2020
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
0/0
Jørgen Leth looks back at more than 50 years as a filmmaker in a cheerful film, whose contagious enthusiasm initiates us in his special poetry.
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Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
2020
I Walk
8.9/5
Documentary about Danish filmmaker, sports journalist and poet Jørgen Leth who struggles after surviving a major earthquake in Haiti.
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I Walk
2006
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
0/0
A documentary about the interaction of skateboarding and public space. Shot in 2006 on 16mm Film and Mini-DV as part of the Fuel TV experiment.
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Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
2013
Laamb
0/0
The rules are simple in Senegalese wrestling: First man down, loses. The sport derives from ritual manhood trials and has developed into a national sp...
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Laamb
2021
Corona Film Club
5/3
Documentary about filmmaker and film lover Stig Björkman during the pandemic year of 2020 when he stay in touch with his friends over his laptop.
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Corona Film Club
2007
Sanselighedens pris
6/1
When the media storm flared up in the wake of Jørgen Leth's memoir "The Imperfect Man" in 2005, it was mainly due to the passage about Leth's erotic r...
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Sanselighedens pris
1982
66 Scenes from America
5.5/11
As a visual narrative it is reminiscent of a pile of postcards from a journey, which indeed is what the film is. It consists of a series of lengthy sh...
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