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Per Kirkeby(1938-2018)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Production Designer
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Per Kirkeby was born on 1 September 1938 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Dancer in the Dark (2000), Antichrist (2009) and Breaking the Waves (1996). He was married to Mari Anne Duus Jørgensen, Vibeke Windeløv and Jonna Elisabeth Therkelsen. He died on 9 May 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
BornSeptember 1, 1938
DiedMay 9, 2018(79)
BornSeptember 1, 1938
DiedMay 9, 2018(79)
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Known for

Björk in Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Dancer in the Dark
7.9
  • Additional Crew
  • 2000
Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg in Antichrist (2009)
Antichrist
6.5
  • Art Department
  • 2009
Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
Breaking the Waves
7.8
  • Visual Effects
  • 1996
Normannerne (1976)
Normannerne
2.4
  • Director
  • 1976

Credits

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Director

  • Geologi - er det virkelig videnskab?
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Normannerne (1976)
    Normannerne
    2.4
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Nâlagkersuissut okarput tássagôk
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Three Girls and a Pig (1972)
    Three Girls and a Pig
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Se frem til en tryg tid (1964)
    Dyrehaven: Den romantiske skov
    5.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Frændeløs (1970)
    Frændeløs
    4.9
    • Director (segment "Det primitive liv i skoven")
    • 1970
  • Forfatter med kamera
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969

Writer

  • Geologi - er det virkelig videnskab?
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Normannerne (1976)
    Normannerne
    2.4
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Nâlagkersuissut okarput tássagôk
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Three Girls and a Pig (1972)
    Three Girls and a Pig
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Se frem til en tryg tid (1964)
    Dyrehaven: Den romantiske skov
    5.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Frændeløs (1970)
    Frændeløs
    4.9
    • Writer (segment "Det primitive liv i skoven")
    • 1970
  • Forfatter med kamera
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1969–1972

Production Designer

  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1999
  • Notater om kærligheden (1989)
    Notater om kærligheden
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1989
  • Udenrigskorrespondenten (1983)
    Sanct Hansaften-spil
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Official site
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  • Born
    • September 1, 1938
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Died
    • May 9, 2018
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Spouses
      Mari Anne Duus Jørgensen2005 - May 9, 2018 (his death)
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    • 1 Article

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    Father of actor Sophus K. Windeløv with producer Vibeke Windeløv.

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