Jørgen Leth

Director

Jørgen Leth

Born June 14, 1937 in Århus, DenmarkDied September 29, 202552 films

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.

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The Five Obstructions posterFirst watchThe Five Obstructions20036.9Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their…View film

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The Perfect Human poster6.6The Perfect Human1968

Filmography

52 films as director
  1. 2023Music for Black PigeonsDirector
  2. 2020I WalkDirector
  3. 2017Pelota IIDirector
  4. 2013I Am Talking To YouDirector
  5. 2010The Erotic ManDirector
  6. 2008Ra-raDirector
  7. 2007Tropical MixDirector
  8. 2005AarhusDirector
  9. 2003The Five ObstructionsDirector
  10. 2003Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: CubaDirector
  11. 2003New Scenes from AmericaDirector
  12. 2002DreamersDirector
  13. 1999I Am AliveDirector
  14. 1996Haiti. UntitledDirector
  15. 1994Katherine Dunham - Dancing with LifeDirector
  16. 1993Michael Laudrup: A Football PlayerDirector
  17. 1992TrabergDirector
  18. 1989Notes on LoveDirector
  19. 1989Danish LiteratureDirector
  20. 1987Notebook from ChinaDirector
  21. 1987Composer Meets QuartetDirector
  22. 1986Moments of PlayDirector
  23. 1983PelotaDirector
  24. 1983InterferenceDirector
  25. 198266 Scenes from AmericaDirector
  26. 1982Andy Warhol Eating a HamburgerDirector
  27. 1982New York Street PerformersDirector
  28. 1981Step on SilenceDirector
  29. 1979KaluleDirector
  30. 1979Dancing BournonvilleDirector
  31. 1979A Midsummer Night's PlayDirector
  32. 1978Peter Martins: A DancerDirector
  33. 1977A Sunday in HellDirector
  34. 1975Good and EvilDirector
  35. 1974Stars and the Water CarriersDirector
  36. 1974The Impossible HourDirector
  37. 1974Klaus RifbjergDirector
  38. 1973Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of CoffeeDirector
  39. 1972Chinese Ping-PongDirector
  40. 1972Life in DenmarkDirector
  41. 1970The SearchDirector
  42. 1970Motion PictureDirector
  43. 1970The Deer Garden: The Romantic ForestDirector
  44. 1970FrændeløsDirector
  45. 1969MonumentDirector
  46. 1969RødovrefilmenDirector
  47. 1969Krag-filmenDirector
  48. 1968Ophelia's FlowersDirector
  49. 1968The Perfect HumanDirector
  50. 1968Near Heaven, Near EarthDirector
  51. 1964Look Forward to a Time of SecurityDirector
  52. 1963Stop for BudDirector