Jørgen Leth
Known for: Directing
Born: June 14, 1937
Died: September 29, 2025
Place of birth: Århus, Denmark
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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Filmography
64 movies · 7 TV shows, newest first
6.8
Music for Black Pigeons
2023
NR
Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark
2021
5.0
Corona Film Club
2021
8.9
I Walk
2020
8.2
Det sidste ord
2020
NR
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
2020
NR
The Perfect Human
2018
NR
Hos Hans
2018
NR
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
2018
NR
Pelota II
2017
NR
Mit Spanien
2016
NR
Født til Filmen
2015
NR
Mit Frankrig
2015
NR
Laamb
2013NR
I Am Talking To You
2013
6.5
Klown
2010
4.8
The Erotic Man
2010
7.8
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010NR
ABCinema
2009
8.5
Spise med Price
20086.5
Ra-ra
2008
6.0
Sanselighedens pris
2007NR
Tropical Mix
2007
NR
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
20065.2
Aarhus
2005
6.9
The Five Obstructions
20036.1
New Scenes from America
20037.3
Dreamers
2002
6.1
Mona's World
2001
NR
I Am Alive
19997.0
Haiti. Untitled
1996
NR
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
1994NR
Fra hjertet til hånden
19946.3
Michael Laudrup: A Football Player
19934.7
Traberg
1992
5.0
Notes on Love
19895.8
Danish Literature
1989
9.0
Ronnie Rosé si'r helt go'nat
1987
8.3
Notebook from China
19876.0
Composer Meets Quartet
19878.0
Moments of Play
1986
8.5
Pelota
19836.0
Interference
1983
5.9
66 Scenes from America
1982
NR
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
1982NR
New York Street Performers
19827.3
Step on Silence
19815.5
Kalule
19797.0
Dancing Bournonville
19796.7
A Midsummer Night's Play
19797.5
Peter Martins: A Dancer
1978
7.2
A Sunday in Hell
1977
5.1
Good and Evil
1975
6.7
Stars and the Water Carriers
1974
6.2
The Impossible Hour
19745.7
Klaus Rifbjerg
1974
6.5
Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
1973
6.5
Chinese Ping-Pong
1972
7.3
Life in Denmark
1972
5.8
The Search
19706.3
Motion Picture
19706.5
The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
1970
7.5
Frændeløs
1970NR
Monument
1969
NR
Rødovrefilmen
1969
NR
Krag-filmen
19695.4
Ophelia's Flowers
1968
6.6
The Perfect Human
19685.0
Near Heaven, Near Earth
19685.0
Look Forward to a Time of Security
1964
6.9
Stop for Bud
1963