Jørgen Leth

Jørgen Leth

Jørgen Leth is 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.

  • Title: Jørgen Leth
  • Popularity: 2.677
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1937-06-14
  • Place of Birth: Århus, Denmark
  • Homepage: http://www.lethfilm.dk/
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Jørgen Leth Movies

  • 2003
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    The Five Obstructions

    The Five Obstructions

    6.905 2003 HD

    Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a...

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  • 1968
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    The Perfect Human

    The Perfect Human

    6.7 1968 HD

    An elegant and humorous film—in the guise of a serious anthropological treatise—spotlights "The Perfect Human," a model of the modern...

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  • 1982
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    66 Scenes from America

    66 Scenes from America

    5.5 1982 HD

    As a visual narrative it is reminiscent of a pile of postcards from a journey, which indeed is what the film is. It consists of a series of lengthy...

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  • 2010
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    The Erotic Man

    The Erotic Man

    5 2010 HD

    The film has been ten years in the making, and over time it has grown to become what the director himself has called an artistic testament. It is...

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  • 2005
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    Aarhus

    Aarhus

    5.2 2005 HD

    A documentary short about the director's home town of Aarhus, Denmark.

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  • 2007
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    Sanselighedens pris

    Sanselighedens pris

    6 2007 HD

    When the media storm flared up in the wake of Jørgen Leth's memoir "The Imperfect Man" in 2005, it was mainly due to the passage about Leth's...

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  • 2010
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    Klown

    Klown

    6.48 2010 HD

    Frank is left with the responsibility for his nephew Bo on an already planned canoe trip. Frank's mate Casper is also coming along. Weighed down a...

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  • 2011
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    Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life

    Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life

    7 2011 HD

    Krzysztof Komeda was a jazz pianist and film composer. With compositions like the lullaby for Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski, Komeda...

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  • 2015
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    Født til Filmen

    Født til Filmen

    1 2015 HD

    What are the consequences of a young person to be famous at an early age, being a public person? "Født til Filmen" is about the Danish...

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  • 2009
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    ABCinema

    ABCinema

    1 2009 HD

    A documentary and series of interviews about the ABCinema movement/production group.

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  • 1975
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    Good and Evil

    Good and Evil

    5.4 1975 HD

    Jørgen Leth can squeeze poetry from a stone and wit from dust, and he can find love where the milk of human kindness runs dry. In a series of...

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  • 2018
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    Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her

    Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2020
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    Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth

    Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth

    1 2020 HD

    Jørgen Leth looks back at more than 50 years as a filmmaker in a cheerful film, whose contagious enthusiasm initiates us in his special poetry.

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  • 2020
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    I Walk

    I Walk

    8.9 2020 HD

    Documentary about Danish filmmaker, sports journalist and poet Jørgen Leth who struggles after surviving a major earthquake in Haiti.

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  • 2006
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    Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space

    Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space

    1 2006 HD

    A documentary about the interaction of skateboarding and public space. Shot in 2006 on 16mm Film and Mini-DV as part of the Fuel TV experiment.

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  • 2013
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    Laamb

    Laamb

    1 2013 HD

    The rules are simple in Senegalese wrestling: First man down, loses. The sport derives from ritual manhood trials and has developed into a national...

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  • 2021
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    Corona Film Club

    Corona Film Club

    5 2021 HD

    Documentary about filmmaker and film lover Stig Björkman during the pandemic year of 2020 when he stay in touch with his friends over his laptop.

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  • 2017
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    Pelota II

    Pelota II

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Five Obstructions

    The Five Obstructions

    6.905 2003 HD

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  • 1977
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    A Sunday in Hell

    A Sunday in Hell

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    A Sunday in Hell

    A Sunday in Hell

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Perfect Human

    The Perfect Human

    6.7 1968 HD

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  • 2003
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    New Scenes from America

    New Scenes from America

    6 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    New Scenes from America

    New Scenes from America

    6 2003 HD

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  • 1982
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    66 Scenes from America

    66 Scenes from America

    5.5 1982 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Erotic Man

    The Erotic Man

    5 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Erotic Man

    The Erotic Man

    5 2010 HD

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  • 1974
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    Stars and the Water Carriers

    Stars and the Water Carriers

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    Stars and the Water Carriers

    Stars and the Water Carriers

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 1996
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    Haiti. Untitled

    Haiti. Untitled

    6.5 1996 HD

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  • 2013
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    I Am Talking To You

    I Am Talking To You

    1 2013 HD

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  • 1975
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    Good and Evil

    Good and Evil

    5.4 1975 HD

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  • 1989
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    Notes on Love

    Notes on Love

    4.5 1989 HD

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  • 1972
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    Life in Denmark

    Life in Denmark

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Chinese Ping-Pong

    Chinese Ping-Pong

    5.7 1972 HD

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  • 1986
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    Moments of Play

    Moments of Play

    8 1986 HD

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  • 1983
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    Pelota

    Pelota

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Impossible Hour

    The Impossible Hour

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Impossible Hour

    The Impossible Hour

    6 1974 HD

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  • 2023
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    Music for Black Pigeons

    Music for Black Pigeons

    6.6 2023 HD

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  • 1963
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    Stop for Bud

    Stop for Bud

    6.6 1963 HD

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  • 2005
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    Aarhus

    Aarhus

    5.2 2005 HD

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  • 1968
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    Ophelia's Flowers

    Ophelia's Flowers

    5 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Ophelia's Flowers

    Ophelia's Flowers

    5 1968 HD

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  • 2005
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    Aarhus

    Aarhus

    5.2 2005 HD

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  • 2023
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    Music for Black Pigeons

    Music for Black Pigeons

    6.6 2023 HD

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  • 2008
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    Ra-ra

    Ra-ra

    6.5 2008 HD

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  • 1989
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    Danish Literature

    Danish Literature

    4.3 1989 HD

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  • 1992
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    Traberg

    Traberg

    3 1992 HD

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  • 1983
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    Interference

    Interference

    6 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    Interference

    Interference

    6 1983 HD

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  • 1989
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    Danish Literature

    Danish Literature

    4.3 1989 HD

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  • 1992
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    Traberg

    Traberg

    3 1992 HD

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  • 1964
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    Look Forward to a Time of Security

    Look Forward to a Time of Security

    4 1964 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest

    The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest

    5.8 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Motion Picture

    Motion Picture

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    Near Heaven, Near Earth

    Near Heaven, Near Earth

    4.2 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Near Heaven, Near Earth

    Near Heaven, Near Earth

    4.2 1968 HD

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  • 1970
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    Motion Picture

    Motion Picture

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1969
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    Monument

    Monument

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest

    The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest

    5.8 1970 HD

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  • 1993
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    Michael Laudrup: A Football Player

    Michael Laudrup: A Football Player

    6 1993 HD

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  • 1973
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    Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee

    Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee

    5 1973 HD

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  • 2007
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    Tropical Mix

    Tropical Mix

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1979
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    Kalule

    Kalule

    4 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Kalule

    Kalule

    4 1979 HD

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  • 1973
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    Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee

    Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee

    5 1973 HD

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  • 1979
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    A Midsummer Night's Play

    A Midsummer Night's Play

    5 1979 HD

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  • 1978
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    Peter Martins: A Dancer

    Peter Martins: A Dancer

    7 1978 HD

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    Klaus Rifbjerg

    Klaus Rifbjerg

    5 1974 HD

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  • 1987
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    Notebook from China

    Notebook from China

    8 1987 HD

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    Klaus Rifbjerg

    Klaus Rifbjerg

    5 1974 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Peter Martins: A Dancer

    Peter Martins: A Dancer

    7 1978 HD

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  • 1981
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    Step on Silence

    Step on Silence

    6 1981 HD

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  • 1981
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    Step on Silence

    Step on Silence

    6 1981 HD

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  • 1987
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    Composer Meets Quartet

    Composer Meets Quartet

    4.5 1987 HD

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  • 1982
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    New York Street Performers

    New York Street Performers

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1979
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    Dancing Bournonville

    Dancing Bournonville

    5 1979 HD

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  • 1978
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    Peter Martins: A Dancer

    Peter Martins: A Dancer

    7 1978 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Composer Meets Quartet

    Composer Meets Quartet

    4.5 1987 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Notebook from China

    Notebook from China

    8 1987 HD

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  • 2002
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    Dreamers

    Dreamers

    7 2002 HD

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  • 2002
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    Dreamers

    Dreamers

    7 2002 HD

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  • 2002
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    Dreamers

    Dreamers

    7 2002 HD

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  • 1983
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    Pelota

    Pelota

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1999
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    I Am Alive

    I Am Alive

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1999
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    I Am Alive

    I Am Alive

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Search

    The Search

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Search

    The Search

    5 1970 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    The Five Obstructions

    The Five Obstructions

    6.905 2003 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Perfect Human

    The Perfect Human

    6.7 1968 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Life in Denmark

    Life in Denmark

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1969
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    Rødovrefilmen

    Rødovrefilmen

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1982
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    Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger

    Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger

    1 1982 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Perfect Human

    The Perfect Human

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Perfect Human

    The Perfect Human

    1 2018 HD

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  • 1969
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    Krag-filmen

    Krag-filmen

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Krag-filmen

    Krag-filmen

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1994
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    Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life

    Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Notes on Love

    Notes on Love

    4.5 1989 HD

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Good and Evil

    Good and Evil

    5.4 1975 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Chinese Ping-Pong

    Chinese Ping-Pong

    5.7 1972 HD

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    I Walk

    I Walk

    8.9 2020 HD

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  • 1970
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    Frændeløs

    Frændeløs

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1996
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    Haiti. Untitled

    Haiti. Untitled

    6.5 1996 HD

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  • 2018
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    Hos Hans

    Hos Hans

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2009
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    Spise med Price

    Spise med Price

    8.5 2009 HD

    The artistically streaked brothers James and Adam Price learned early on to LOVE food and both are right at home in the kitchen. In this series they...

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  • 2021
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    Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark

    Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2015
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    Mit Frankrig

    Mit Frankrig

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2016
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    Mit Spanien

    Mit Spanien

    1 2016 HD

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