
Birthday:
08-14-1922
Deathday:
09-13-1998 (76 years)
Birthplace:
Gilleleje, Danmark
Biography
Jørgen Roos was a Danish documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, celebrated for his extensive work in documenting Greenlandic culture and the Arctic environment. He began his career in the 1940s and directed numerous documentaries that brought attention to the lives and traditions of Greenland's indigenous people. Roos's notable works include Nordatlantens folk (1956) and Angotee (1953), the latter winning the Short Film Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His dedication to ethnographic filmmaking has been instrumental in preserving and showcasing Arctic cultures to a broader audience.
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Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
Act like Interview Subject
event1995 star_border 6
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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.
Eaten Horizons
Act like Man Drinking (uncredited)
event1950 star_border 5.6
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A short experimental film by (Carl Th. Dreyer's cinematographer) Jørgen Roos and surrealist painter Wilhelm Freddie.
Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!
event1972 star_border 5.9
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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 their dreams to themselves. Scriptwriter Benny Andersen being a poet is rendering a loving portrait of a number of persons, who fail to try to make their dreams come true, possibly not being sufficiently dissatisfied with their life after all. The manager would like a bar of his own but dare not admit to it, the butcher would like to be an opera singer, the window cleaner (sorry, window polisher) is secretly in love with the bar lady, but dare not show it and the pianist willingly listens to all the different dreams being presented to him. This film was the best accomplished movie from Henning Carlsen since his debut with 'Sult'.
A Castle Within a Castle
Director of Photography
event1954 star_border 5.4
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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.
The Streamlined Pig
Director
event1951 star_border 6
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A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at methods of pig breeding in Denmark.
Knud
Director
event1966
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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.
På besøg hos Kong Tingeling
Director
event1947
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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.
Escape
Director
event1942 star_border 8.7
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"Flugten"/"Escape" is about a murderer who is running away from his crime but can't run away from his guilt.
A City Called Copenhagen
Director
event1960 star_border 6
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Oscar nominated documentary short from Denmark, 1960
Carl Th. Dreyer
Director
event1966 star_border 6.6
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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 his theories about setting and acting.
Andersen hos fotografen
Director
event1975
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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.
J.F. Willumsen
Director
event1951
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Documentary short of artist J.F. Willumsen.
Oslo
Director
event1963
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A poetic short film about Oslo, summer and winter.
Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture
Director
event1944 star_border 9
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Film reportage of a kinetic, abstract work by Richard Mortensen.
The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss
Director
event1949 star_border 10
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1949 danish short
And Who but I Should Be
Screenplay
event1970
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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 of a kind of joy in life, which is perhaps a postulate. So is the movie. Symbols are such a pretentious thing. Is she thinking all that? Do we put something into it ourselves, or is it manipulation with a hidden meaning - it really doesn't matter, because she is very sweet - Joan. (DFI)
Are you Greenlandic?
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event1970
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A depiction of the Greenlanders' everyday life and problems in Copenhagen.
They Caught the Ferry
Editor
event1948 star_border 6.8
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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.
6-Day Race
Director
event1958 star_border 7
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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.
The Heart Thief
Director of Photography
event1943
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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. (DFI)
Somethin' About Scandinavia - As Told by a Danish Boy
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event1956
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A film about the Nordic countries and the possibilities for cooperating. Based on an idea by Danish film auteur Carl Th. Dreyer. (DFI)
Shakespeare og Kronborg
Director
event1950
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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 past returns as King Frederik II and his court gather…
Danish Design
Editor
event1961
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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.
Opus I
Director
event1949 star_border 5
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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". (DFI)
17 minutes Greenland
Director
event1967
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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 coast, the less developed settlements of the east coast and the large Thule base in the far north. The film was intended to help placing and defining Greenland on the world map and in the minds of foreigners and Danes alike.
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