Torben Skjødt Jensen

Væbnet med ord & vinger

Torben Skjødt Jensen

Michael Strunge, Johnny Møller

A documentary about the Danish writer and poet Michael Strunge's life.

Carl Th. Dreyer: Min metier

Torben Skjødt Jensen

Henning Jensen, Henning Bendtsen

Torben Skjødt Jensen’s elegant documentary is a collage of memories and reflections on one of cinema’s greatest directors. Visually rich and densely layered, Carl Th. Dreyer—My Metier illuminates an artist too little understood and too important to overlook. Through interviews, historical writings, and rare archival footage, a portrait of Dreyer emerges: an austere perfectionist, yes, but also a passionate man possessing a genuine sense of humor.

Afgrunden

Torben Skjødt Jensen

Vera Gebuhr, Vivian Nielsen

Set in Copenhagen in 1964, a personal drama evolves as a young film director tries to make a film about aging film star Asta Nielsen.

More Sex Please, We're Scandinavians

Torben Skjødt Jensen, Ghita Beckendorff

Scandinavia has the reputation of being a land of beautiful natural blondes and midnight sex romps. This film, by Torben Skødt Jensen and Ghita Beckendorff, charts the history of attitudes to sex and reveals the reality to be somewhat more complicated.

Hvileløse hjerte

Torben Skjødt Jensen

Karl Bille, Christine Ulrich

Den Grimme Dreng

Torben Skjødt Jensen

A profile of Danish film-maker Ole Ege, whose work pushed the boundaries of acceptability when Denmark legalized pornography in 1969.

Flâneur III: Benjamin's Shadow

Torben Skjødt Jensen

A documentary on Walter Benjamin and his Passagenwerk.