Torben Skjødt Jensen

Movies

Væbnet med ord & vinger
Director
A documentary about the Danish writer and poet Michael Strunge's life.
The Tenth Muse
Screenplay
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.
The Tenth Muse
Director
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.
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
Director
Documentary feature about film diva Asta Nielsen based in part on previously unseen material from private archives of Frede Smith.
More Sex Please, We're Scandinavians
Director
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.
Flâneur III: Benjamin's Shadow
Director
A documentary on Walter Benjamin and his Passagenwerk.
Den Grimme Dreng
Director
A profile of Danish film-maker Ole Ege, whose work pushed the boundaries of acceptability when Denmark legalized pornography in 1969.
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
Writer
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.
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
Director
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.
Kun for forrykte: Eik Skaløe og Steppeulvene
Editor
A film documenting the life and death of Eik Skaløe as a poet and singer for the danish band Steppeulvene. A symbol for the Danish hippie-movement.
Simons film
Director
Documentary feature about the controversial and eccentric Simon Spies, Denmark's first charter travel magnate, featuring plentiful archive footage and source interviews.
Hvileløse hjerte
Director