Jørgen Leth

Person · Open Library

Works

22

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Film & TV

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

• Corona Film Club — Self2021
• Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark — Jørgen2021
• Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth — Himself2020
• I Walk — himself2020
• Det sidste ord — Sig selv2020
• Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her — Self2018
• Hos Hans — Sig selv2018
• Mit Spanien — Jørgen2016
• Født til Filmen — Himself2015
• Mit Frankrig — Jørgen2015

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

DK

Active from

1937-06-14

Active to

2025-09-29

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

2,186

Total plays

70,667

Jørgen Leth (born June 14, 1937 in Århus) is a Danish writer and filmmaker. His first book was published in 1962 and he has written ten volumes of poetry and four non-fiction books. Leth made his first film in 1963, and has since made forty films, many distributed worldwide. His most acclaimed work is the 1967 short film The Perfect Human, which was recently featured in the 2003 film The Five Obstructions by Lars von Trier. He is divorced, and has a daughter and three sons. <a href="https://ww

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Jørgen

Gender

male

Citizenship

Danish Realm

Place of birth

Aarhus

Place of death

Herlev Hospital

Occupation

television presenter

Employer

University of California, Los Angeles

Languages spoken

Danish

Field of work

poetry

Official website

jorgenleth.blogspot.com

Image

Jorgen Leth.jpg

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