Gabriel Axel
Directing
1918-04-18 · Aarhus, Denmark
Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch, better known as Gabriel Axel was a Danish director, actor and writer. He spent most of his childhood and youth in Paris. In 1942 Axel was admitted to the acting school at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. After a short period of theatre in Paris, he returned to Denmark and began in 1951 to direct television drama. Following a series of more or less erotic films and broadly popular comedies, Axel in 1977 launched a prolific career as a director of French TV films, culminating in 1985 with a historical five-episode series, "Les colonnes du ciel/Heaven's Pillars". In 1987, Axel returned to Denmark to direct what had been his dream project for over 15 years, an adaptation of Karen Blixen's "Babette's Feast." After screening at the Cannes film festival, the film became a worldwide success and won the 1988 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Gabriel Axel directed some 25 feature films and 50 tv-movies. He appeared in about 25 films.
Filmography
Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama
2011 · Movie
Leïla
2001 · Movie
Lumière & Company
1995 · Movie
Prince of Jutland
1994 · Movie
Christian
1989 · Movie
Babette's Feast
1987 · Movie
Les Colonnes du ciel
1985 · Series
Le Curé de Tours
1980 · Movie
Le Coq de Bruyère
1980 · Movie
A Crime of Our Times
1977 · Movie
Going for Broke
1977 · Movie
The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank
1976 · Movie
The Goldcabbage Family
1975 · Movie
Nu går den på Dagmar
1972 · Movie
Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves
1972 · Movie
Med kærlig hilsen
1971 · Movie
Amour
1970 · Movie
Sex and the Law
1968 · Movie
The Reluctant Sadist
1967 · Movie
The Red Mantle
1967 · Movie
Dyden går amok
1966 · Movie
En ven i bolignøden
1965 · Movie
Regnvejr og ingen penge
1965 · Series
Dannevirkenatten
1964 · Movie
Paradise and Back
1964 · Movie
Three Girls in Paris
1963 · Movie
Vi har det jo dejligt
1963 · Movie
Oskar
1962 · Movie
Crazy Paradise
1962 · Movie
Han, hun, Dirch og Dario
1962 · Movie
Peter's baby
1961 · Movie
Skærmydsler
1961 · Movie
Flemming and Kvik
1960 · Movie
Helle for Helene
1959 · Movie
Møde ved midnat
1958 · Movie
Styrmand Karlsen
1958 · Movie
The Girls Are Willing
1958 · Movie
Henrik and Pernille
1957 · Movie
En kvinde er overflødig
1957 · Movie
Kispus
1956 · Movie
Always Trouble
1955 · Movie
The bride from Dragstrup
1955 · Movie
Der kom en dag
1955 · Movie
Det er så yndigt at følges ad
1954 · Movie
Karen, Maren og Mette
1954 · Movie
Jan går til filmen
1954 · Movie
Himlen er blaa
1954 · Movie
Kongeligt besøg
1954 · Movie
Vi som går køkkenvejen
1953 · Movie
Skatteøens hemmelighed
1953 · Movie
Us Petty Sinners
1952 · Movie