
Director
Jørgen Leth
Born 1937 · 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.
Directed

The Five Obstructions
Director · 2003

The Perfect Human
Director · 1968

I Walk
Director · 2020

A Sunday in Hell
Director · 1977

Notebook from China
Director · 1987

Pelota
Director · 1983

Life in Denmark
Director · 1972
Moments of Play
Director · 1986

Stop for Bud
Director · 1963

Stars and the Water Carriers
Director · 1974
Haiti. Untitled
Director · 1996

Music for Black Pigeons
Director · 2023
Step on Silence
Director · 1981
Dreamers
Director · 2002

Frændeløs
Director · 1970
Peter Martins: A Dancer
Director · 1978

66 Scenes from America
Director · 1982
The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
Director · 1970
Acting

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

Klown
Jørgen Leth · 2010

The Perfect Human
Speaker (voice) (uncredited) · 1968

I Walk
himself · 2020

Spise med Price
Fortæller · 2008

Det sidste ord
Sig selv · 2020

Ronnie Rosé si'r helt go'nat
Forskellige roller · 1987

Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
Self · 2010

66 Scenes from America
Self · 1982

The Erotic Man
Himself · 2010

Good and Evil
Narrator · 1975
Aarhus
Self · 2005

Corona Film Club
Self · 2021

Hos Hans
Sig selv · 2018

Mit Spanien
Jørgen · 2016

Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark
Jørgen · 2021

Mit Frankrig
Jørgen · 2015

Laamb
Narrator (voice) · 2013

Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
Self · 2018
Fra hjertet til hånden
Himself · 1994

Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
Himself · 2020

Født til Filmen
Himself · 2015

Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
Narrator · 2006
Writing

The Five Obstructions
Writer · 2003

The Perfect Human
Writer · 1968

A Sunday in Hell
Writer · 1977

Notebook from China
Writer · 1987

Pelota
Writer · 1983

Life in Denmark
Writer · 1972

Stars and the Water Carriers
Writer · 1974

Music for Black Pigeons
Writer · 2023
Step on Silence
Writer · 1981
Dreamers
Writer · 2002
Peter Martins: A Dancer
Writer · 1978
The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
Writer · 1970