Jørgen Leth
Directing

Jørgen Leth

Born 14 June 1937 · Århus, Denmark · Died 29 September 2025

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

The Five Obstructions
Klown
The Perfect Human
The Erotic Man
Mona's World
66 Scenes from America
A Sunday in Hell
Stop for Bud
Good and Evil
Stars and the Water Carriers
Notes on Love
Music for Black Pigeons
Music for Black Pigeons
I Walk
Pelota II
Laamb
Klown
The Erotic Man
Sanselighedens pris
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
The Five Obstructions
Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba
Mona's World
I Am Alive
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
Notes on Love
Notebook from China
Pelota
66 Scenes from America
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
A Sunday in Hell
Good and Evil
Stars and the Water Carriers
The Impossible Hour
Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
Life in Denmark
Chinese Ping-Pong
The Search
The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
Frændeløs
Rødovrefilmen
Krag-filmen
The Perfect Human
Stop for Bud
Jørgen Leth · Midrow