Jørgen Leth
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 14, 1937
- Place of birth
- Århus, Denmark
- Died
- September 29, 2025
Biography
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.
Movies with Jørgen Leth
- The Five Obstructions 2003 · ★ 6.9
- Klown 2010 · ★ 6.5
- The Perfect Human 1968 · ★ 6.6
- The Erotic Man 2010 · ★ 4.8
- Mona's World 2001 · ★ 6.1
- 66 Scenes from America 1982 · ★ 5.9
- Good and Evil 1975 · ★ 5.1
- I Walk 2020 · ★ 8.9
- Aarhus 2005 · ★ 5.2
- Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life 2010 · ★ 7.8
- Corona Film Club 2021 · ★ 5.0
- Sanselighedens pris 2007 · ★ 6.0
- Født til Filmen 2015
- ABCinema 2009
- Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her 2018
- Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth 2020
- Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space 2006
- Laamb 2013
- Fra hjertet til hånden 1994
- Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba 2003
Movies directed by Jørgen Leth
- The Five Obstructions 2003 · ★ 6.9
- The Perfect Human 1968 · ★ 6.6
- The Erotic Man 2010 · ★ 4.8
- 66 Scenes from America 1982 · ★ 5.9
- A Sunday in Hell 1977 · ★ 7.2
- New Scenes from America 2003 · ★ 6.1
- Stop for Bud 1963 · ★ 6.9
- Stars and the Water Carriers 1974 · ★ 6.7
- Good and Evil 1975 · ★ 5.1
- Notes on Love 1989 · ★ 5.0
- Music for Black Pigeons 2023 · ★ 6.8
- The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest 1970 · ★ 6.5
- Klaus Rifbjerg 1974 · ★ 5.7
- Haiti. Untitled 1996 · ★ 7.0
- Ophelia's Flowers 1968 · ★ 5.4
- Near Heaven, Near Earth 1968 · ★ 5.0
- Look Forward to a Time of Security 1964 · ★ 5.0
- I Walk 2020 · ★ 8.9
- Life in Denmark 1972 · ★ 7.2
- Chinese Ping-Pong 1972 · ★ 6.5
- The Impossible Hour 1974 · ★ 6.2
- Aarhus 2005 · ★ 5.2
- Danish Literature 1989 · ★ 5.8
- Michael Laudrup: A Football Player 1993 · ★ 6.2
- The Search 1970 · ★ 5.8
- Moments of Play 1986 · ★ 8.0
- Traberg 1992 · ★ 4.7
- Motion Picture 1970 · ★ 6.3
- A Midsummer Night's Play 1979 · ★ 6.7
- Step on Silence 1981 · ★ 7.3
- Composer Meets Quartet 1987 · ★ 6.0
- Notebook from China 1987 · ★ 8.3
- Dreamers 2002 · ★ 7.3
- Pelota 1983 · ★ 8.5
- Ra-ra 2008 · ★ 6.5
- Kalule 1979 · ★ 5.5
- Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee 1973 · ★ 6.5
- Peter Martins: A Dancer 1978 · ★ 7.5
- Dancing Bournonville 1979 · ★ 7.0
- Frændeløs 1970 · ★ 7.5