Jens Jørgen Thorsen

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Jens Jørgen Thorsen (born February 2, 1932 in Holstebro , Denmark ; † November 15, 2000 in Waaxtorp , Sweden ), was a Danish painter and illustrator as well as a film director and screenwriter .

biography

After studying architecture for a year, Thorsen began an artistic career as a painter. From 1951 to 1956 he studied art and was also an apprentice bricklayer. He played jazz and formed the Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band . From 1954 to 1963 he was a cultural and artistic collaborator for the Social Democrats and an art critic for the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet . Thorsen designed illustrations for Danish publications and wrote books on art. In 1970 he produced his first feature film Stille Tage in Clichy , a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Henry Miller . In 1971 he wanted to produce a film about Jesus, but this led to violent protests over allegations of blasphemy. It was not until 1992 that he realized a film about Jesus, which, however, gained no meaning.

He is buried in the Assistens Kirkegård in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen .

Prices

  • 1988: Robert in the category Best Documentary Short (Årets korte Documentary) for the documentary Lys

Filmography

As a performer

  • 1970: Quiet days in Clichy (Stille dage i Clichy) as a man rolling across the ship's pier
  • 1971: Guld til præriens skrappe drenge as a cowboy
  • 1986: The Eyes of the Wolf (Oviri) as Jens Jorjen Thorsen
  • 1989: Retfærdighedens rytter

As a director

  • 1960: Fotorama
  • 1963: Stopforbud
  • 1963: Flash, Splash, Plash
  • 1964: The Situationist Life
  • 1964: Do You Want Success?
  • 1965: Frelse for dig og mig
  • 1965: Porn shop
  • 1966: Herning 1965
  • 1967: Et År med Henry
  • 1970: Quiet days in Clichy (Stille dage i Clichy)
  • 1975: Wet Dreams
  • 1988: Lys
  • 1992: Jesus vender tilbage

As a screenwriter

  • 1963: Stopforbud
  • 1966: Herning 1965
  • 1967: Et År med Henry
  • 1970: Quiet days in Clichy (Stille dage i Clichy)
  • 1992: Jesus vender tilbage

bibliography

  • Situationister ; Book illustrations with Scandinavian situations, Ambrosius Fjord & Patric O'Brien, 1970.
  • Thorsen's Jesus film ; Unabridged translation into Danish, manuscript for the first Jesus film (translation from the original English script: The love affairs of Jesus Christ), Borgen, Copenhagen 1975, 175 pages, ISBN 87-418-3524-7 .
  • Friheden er ikke til salg ; Summarized viewpoints and essays under a professional ban. Collected articles, Bogan, Copenhagen 1980, 192 pp., ISBN 87-87533-54-5 .
  • Hans Henrik Lerfeldt ; Illustrated book about the artist Hans Henrik Lerfeldt , Galerie Asbæk, 1981.
  • Brændende blade ; Illustrated book about the artist Wilhelm Freddie , Rungsted Kyst - Anders Nyborg, 1982, 58 pp.
  • Aagaard Andersen ; Photo book about the artist Gunnar Aagaard Andersen , together with Per Mollerup, Statens museum for kunst m.fl, 1985.
  • Modernisme i dansk malerkunst , book illustrations on modern Danish art, Fogtdal, 1987, 351 pages, ISBN 87-7248-023-8 .
  • Manifesto etc .; transcribed and later published on the Internet by Copenhagen Free University "Situationistisk Arkiv" for the years 1962-1974.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  3. ↑ Good Morning with Eddie Michel & Hanne Fast + Jens Jørgen Thorsen [TV3, 1997] on YouTube - at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SumvJvXd-j0&feature=related
  4. ^ Richard Webster: A Brief History of Blasphemy . The Orwell Press, Southwold 1990, p. 27.
  5. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.copenhagenfreeuniversity.dk
personal data
SURNAME Thorsen, Jens Jørgen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish artist, director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Denmark
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 2000
Place of death Sweden