Jørgen Leth
Directing · Director · Writer · Producer
Born Jun 14, 1937 · Århus, Denmark
Active 1963–2025 · Awards: Weekendavisen Book Award, Statens Kunstfonds hædersydelse, Robert Honorary Award, Nordisk Film Prisen, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Kjeld Abell Prize
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.
Filmography
The Five Obstructions (2003) — Director · WriterKlown (2010) — Jørgen LethThe Perfect Human (1968) — Speaker (voice) (uncredited) · Director · WriterI Walk (2020) — DirectorRonnie Rosé si'r helt go'nat (1987) — Forskellige rollerA Sunday in Hell (1977) — Director · WriterNotebook from China (1987) — Writer · DirectorPelota (1983) — Director · WriterMoments of Play (1986) — DirectorStop for Bud (1963) — DirectorMona's World (2001) — Smoking VoiceLife in Denmark (1972) — Director · WriterStars and the Water Carriers (1974) — Writer · DirectorHaiti. Untitled (1996) — Director · Director of PhotographyMusic for Black Pigeons (2023) — Director · WriterStep on Silence (1981) — Director · WriterDreamers (2002) — Editor · Director · WriterPeter Martins: A Dancer (1978) — Writer · Producer · DirectorFrændeløs (1970) — Director66 Scenes from America (1982) — DirectorThe Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest (1970) — Director · WriterNew Scenes from America (2003) — Writer · DirectorDancing Bournonville (1979) — DirectorChinese Ping-Pong (1972) — Director · Editor