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Jørgen Leth

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  • Writer
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Jørgen Leth
Jørgen Leth was born on 14 June 1937 in Århus, Denmark. He is a director and writer, known for Haiti. Uden titel (1995), Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter (1999) and The Five Obstructions (2003).
BornJune 14, 1937
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Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, Casper Christensen, Jørgen Leth, and Ib Michael in Klown (2010)
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Terrence Howard, Jørgen Leth, Jennifer Elster, Kent Cullers, and Mouchette Bell in ...Into the Cave

Known for

Haiti. Uden titel (1995)
Haiti. Uden titel
7.3
  • Director
  • 1995
Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter (1999)
Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter
7.4
Short
  • Director
  • 1999
The Five Obstructions (2003)
The Five Obstructions
7.4
  • Director(segments The Perfect Human: Avedøre, Denmark, The Perfect Human: Bombay, The Perfect Human: Brunelles Brussels, The Perfect Human: Cartoon, The Perfect Human: Cuba, uncredited)
  • 2003
Notater om kærligheden (1989)
Livet i Danmark
7.0
Short
  • Director
  • 1972

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Director

  • Music for Black Pigeons (2022)
    Music for Black Pigeons
  • I Walk (2019)
    I Walk
  • Pelota II (2015)
    Pelota II
  • Jeg taler til jer - John Kørners verden (2013)
    Jeg taler til jer - John Kørners verden
  • The Erotic Traveler (2007)
    The Erotic Man
  • Det meste af tiden
  • Haiti. Uden titel (1995)
    Aarhus
  • The Five Obstructions (2003)
    The Five Obstructions
    • (segments The Perfect Human: Avedøre, Denmark, The Perfect Human: Bombay, The Perfect Human: Brunelles Brussels, The Perfect Human: Cartoon, The Perfect Human: Cuba, uncredited)
  • New Scenes from America (2003)
    New Scenes from America
  • Haiti. Uden titel (1995)
    Drømmere
  • Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter (1999)
    Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter
  • Haiti. Uden titel (1995)
    Haiti. Uden titel
  • Michael Laudrup - en fodboldspiller (1993)
    Michael Laudrup - en fodboldspiller
  • Udenrigskorrespondenten (1983)
    Traberg
  • Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter (1999)
    Dansk litteratur

Writer

  • Music for Black Pigeons (2022)
    Music for Black Pigeons
  • The Perfect Human
  • The Erotic Traveler (2007)
    The Erotic Man
  • Det meste af tiden
  • Haiti. Uden titel (1995)
    Aarhus
  • The Five Obstructions (2003)
    The Five Obstructions
    • (segments The Perfect Human: Bombay, The Perfect Human: Cuba, uncredited)
  • New Scenes from America (2003)
    New Scenes from America
  • Haiti. Uden titel (1995)
    Drømmere
  • Mikael Bertelsen in Bertelsen - de uaktuelle nyheder (2002)
    Bertelsen - de uaktuelle nyheder
  • Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter (1999)
    Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter
  • Haiti. Uden titel (1995)
    Haiti. Uden titel
  • Michael Laudrup - en fodboldspiller (1993)
    Michael Laudrup - en fodboldspiller
  • Udenrigskorrespondenten (1983)
    Traberg
  • Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter (1999)
    Dansk litteratur
  • Notater om kærligheden (1989)
    Notater om kærligheden

Actor

  • ...Into the Cave
    • Post-production
  • The Peculiar Underground
    • Post-production
  • The Cavalry (2010)
    The Cavalry
  • Fieldsarkivet
  • Klown (2010)
    Klown
  • Det meste af tiden
  • The Five Obstructions (2003)
    The Five Obstructions
    • ...
  • Michael Laudrup - en fodboldspiller (1993)
    Michael Laudrup - en fodboldspiller
    • (voice)
  • Notater om kærligheden (1989)
    Notater om kærligheden
  • Haiti. Uden titel (1995)
    Det legende menneske
    • (voice)
  • Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter (1999)
    Kalule
  • Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter (1999)
    Peter Martins, en danser
  • Det gode og det onde (1975)
    Det gode og det onde
    • (voice)
  • Se frem til en tryg tid (1964)
    Nær himlen, nær jorden
  • Det perfekte menneske (1968)
    Det perfekte menneske
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Jørgen Leth and Hans-Jørgen Nielsen in Mixtur (1967)
    Mixtur

Personal details

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    • June 14, 1937
    • Århus, Denmark
  • Other works
    1962: 'Gult lys' (Gyldendal, literal English title: 'Yellow Light')
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    • 1 Interview

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    1989-2005 & 2009-2012: Cycling commentator each summer when TV 2/Danmark broadcasts Tour de France.

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