Jørgen Leth
Directing · Director · Writer · Producer
Born Jun 14, 1937 · Århus, Denmark
Active 1963–2025
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