Directing
Jørgen Leth
DA, EN, ES, EU cinema · 65 credits
Born
14 June 1937
Died
29 September 2025 (aged 88)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Music for Black Pigeons
Director, Writer
Corona Film Club
as Self
I Walk
as himself, Director
The Perfect Human
Thanks, Original Film Writer
Pelota II
Director
Født til Filmen
as Himself
Laamb
as Narrator (voice)
The Erotic Man
as Himself, Director, Writer
Klown
as Jørgen Leth
Ra-ra
2008
Ra-ra
Director
Aarhus
2005
Aarhus
as Self, Director, Writer
The Five Obstructions
as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +, Director, Writer
Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba
as Voice-Over / Self, Director, Writer
Nye scener fra Amerika
2003
New Scenes from America
Writer, Director
Drømmere
2002
Dreamers
Writer, Editor, Director
Mona's World
as Rygestemme
I Am Alive
Director, Writer
Haïti. Uden titel
1996
Haiti. Untitled
Director, Director of Photography
Traberg
1992
Traberg
Writer, Director
Notes on Love
Director, Writer
Dansk litteratur
1989
Danish Literature
Writer, Director
Composer Meets Quartet
1987
Composer Meets Quartet
Director, Writer
Notebook from China
Writer, Director
Pelota
Director, Writer
Udenrigskorrespondenten
1983
Interference
Director, Writer
66 Scenes from America
as Self, Director
Step on Silence
1981
Step on Silence
Writer, Director
Kalule
1979
Kalule
Director, Writer
Peter Martins, en danser
1978
Peter Martins: A Dancer
Director, Writer, Producer
A Sunday in Hell
Writer, Director
Good and Evil
as Narrator, Director, Writer
Stars and the Water Carriers
Director, Writer
The Impossible Hour
Producer, Director
Klaus Rifbjerg
1974
Klaus Rifbjerg
Director, Writer
Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
Writer, Director
Life in Denmark
Director, Writer
Chinese Ping-Pong
Director, Editor
The Search
Director, Writer
The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
Director, Writer
Motion Picture
1970
Motion Picture
Writer, Director
Frændeløs
Director
Rødovrefilmen
Director
Krag-filmen
Director of Photography, Director
The Perfect Human
as Speaker (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer
Ofelias blomster
1968
Ophelia's Flowers
Director, Writer
Nær himlen, nær jorden
1968
Near Heaven, Near Earth
Director, Writer
Stop for Bud
Director