Jørgen Roos

Andersen hos fotografen (1975)

A cheerful portrait of the poet, based on approx. 160 different images, most unknown to the general public. The photographs were taken from the time he was 45 until his death. ...

And Who but I Should Be (1970)

The group Young Flowers plays "And who but I should be", Joan dances. Jørgen Roos has manipulated the whole thing. Joan is a professional go-go dancer. People like to look at her and she likes to be watched when she dances. For her, dance is an expression ...

Are you Greenlandic? (1970)

A depiction of the Greenlanders' everyday life and problems in Copenhagen. ...

17 minutes Greenland (1967)

Where is Greenland located? What does the country actually look like? Who lives there? What is life like there? The film seeks to answer these and similar questions by depicting life and nature around Greenland today, in the developing towns of the west co ...

Carl Th. Dreyer (1966)

A documentary about the famous Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer, made a few years before he died. In this film Dreyer tells about the style in his feature films and about the important things in film making: the script and the casting. He tells about h ...

Knud (1965)

An analysis of the spirit and human qualities of Knud Rasmussen, who made a unique contribution to the exploration of the life and myths of the Polar Inughuit. ...

Oslo (1963)

A poetic short film about Oslo, summer and winter. ...

Danish Design (1961)

The film shows examples of furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, cutlery and textiles. It was produced in connection to an exhibition "The Arts of Denmark" that took place in USA 1960-1961. ...

A City Called Copenhagen (1960)

Oscar nominated documentary short from Denmark, 1960 ...

6-Day Race (1958)

Semi documentary on a famous cycle race in Copenhagen. The story is about the competition between the riders as well as about their private and marital struggles. ...

Somethin' About Scandinavia - As Told by a Danish Boy (1956)

A film about the Nordic countries and the possibilities for cooperating. Based on an idea by Danish film auteur Carl Th. Dreyer. ...

A Castle Within a Castle (1954)

The castle of Krogen, built c. 1420, is inside the later castle of Kronborg. Reconstruction of Kronborg gave a chance to study early castles. Models of both are shown. ...

J.F. Willumsen (1951)

Documentary short of artist J.F. Willumsen. ...

The Streamlined Pig (1951)

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at methods of pig breeding in Denmark. ...

Eaten Horizons (1950)

A short experimental film by (Carl Th. Dreyer's cinematographer) Jørgen Roos and surrealist painter Wilhelm Freddie. ...

Greenland For The Little Ones (1950)

Everyday life in Greenland at summer time with the children in focus. There are recordings from several cities: Illulissat (Knud Rasmussen's house), Qasgiannguit (formerly Christianshåb), Sisimiut, Qaqortoq (Julianehåb), Manitsoq and Kangaamiut (formerly ...

Shakespeare og Kronborg (1950)

The film shows Kronborg as it must have looked to Shakespeare when he visited the castle, if indeed he did, three centuries ago. The filmmakers run with the idea of Shakespeare visiting Hamlet's Castle and give it filmic expression. ...

The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss (1949)

1949 danish short ...

Opus I (1949)

An association course of circles, triangles, flowers, an eye and a tear drawn with chalk - all tied to the rhythm of the music (New Orleans Parade). The film has the subtitle "Some lines scratched in the film by Jørgen Roos". ...

They Caught the Ferry (1948)

A man and a woman on a motorcycle arrive with a ferry to Assens. They want to catch the next ferry in Nyborg, on the other side of the island, but this ferry will leave in three quarters of an hour and the ferry berth is 70 km away. ...

På besøg hos Kong Tingeling (1947)

Visiting the fairyland with King Tingeling. There is a guard parade and the king plays with fun things and eats a lot of cakes. Finally, there are party fireworks. ...

Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture (1944)

Film reportage of a kinetic, abstract work by Richard Mortensen. ...

The Heart Thief (1943)

A poetic fairy tale about a man who steals the clown's heart, seeks to give it to various people who don't want it or need it, and finally delivers it back to the clown. ...

Escape (1942)

"Flugten"/"Escape" is about a murderer who is running away from his crime but can't run away from his guilt. ...

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier (1995)

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 over ...

Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! (1972)

This is a film about the stuff dreams are made of, yet, there is nothing elevated in this concept, on the contrary. The characters around the bar Strudsen (the ostrich) are doing what ostriches do, hiding themselves from the threats of life and keeping the ...

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer (1965)

Eaten Horizons (1950)

A short experimental film by (Carl Th. Dreyer's cinematographer) Jørgen Roos and surrealist painter Wilhelm Freddie. ...