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Jørgen Leth
Born
14 June 1937
Died
29 September 2025
Place
Århus, Denmark
Directing

Jørgen Leth

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.

As director

Music for Black Pigeons

Music for Black Pigeons

2023 · Director
I Walk

I Walk

2020 · Director
Pelota II

Pelota II

2017 · Director

I Am Talking To You

2013 · Director
The Erotic Man

The Erotic Man

2010 · Director

Ra-ra

2008 · Director

Tropical Mix

2007 · Director

Aarhus

2005 · Director
The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions

2003 · Director

New Scenes from America

2003 · Director

Dreamers

2002 · Director
I Am Alive

I Am Alive

1999 · Director

Haiti. Untitled

1996 · Director
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life

Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life

1994 · Director

Michael Laudrup: A Football Player

1993 · Director

Traberg

1992 · Director
Notes on Love

Notes on Love

1989 · Director

Danish Literature

1989 · Director

Composer Meets Quartet

1987 · Director
Notebook from China

Notebook from China

1987 · Director

Moments of Play

1986 · Director
Pelota

Pelota

1983 · Director

Interference

1983 · Director
66 Scenes from America

66 Scenes from America

1982 · Director

New York Street Performers

1982 · Director
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger

Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger

1982 · Director

Step on Silence

1981 · Director

Kalule

1979 · Director

Dancing Bournonville

1979 · Director

A Midsummer Night's Play

1979 · Director

As actor

Corona Film Club

Corona Film Club

2021 · Self
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth

Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth

2020 · Himself
I Walk

I Walk

2020 · himself
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her

Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her

2018 · Self
Født til Filmen

Født til Filmen

2015 · Himself
Laamb

Laamb

2013 · Narrator (voice)
The Erotic Man

The Erotic Man

2010 · Himself
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life

Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life

2010 · Self
Klown

Klown

2010 · Jørgen Leth

ABCinema

2009
Sanselighedens pris

Sanselighedens pris

2007
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space

Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space

2006 · Narrator

Aarhus

2005 · Self
The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions

2003 · Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +

Fra hjertet til hånden

1994 · Himself
66 Scenes from America

66 Scenes from America

1982 · Self
Good and Evil

Good and Evil

1975 · Narrator
The Perfect Human

The Perfect Human

1968 · Speaker (voice) (uncredited)