Gabriel Axel
Biography
Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch, betterr known as Gabriel Axel was 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.
Personal Details
Movies (49)
Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama
as Sig selv
2011
Leïla
Director (Directing)
2001
Lumière & Company
Director (Directing)
1995
Prince of Jutland
Director (Directing)
1994
Christian
Director (Directing)
1989
Babette's Feast
Director (Directing)
1987
Le Curé de Tours
Director (Directing)
1980
Le Coq de Bruyère
Director (Directing)
1980
A Crime of Our Times
Director (Directing)
1977
Going for Broke
1977
The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank
1976
The Goldcabbage Family
Director (Directing)
1975
Nu går den på Dagmar
1972
Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves
Director (Directing)
1972
Med kærlig hilsen
as Mr. X
1971
Amour
Director (Directing)
1970
Sex and the Law
Director (Directing)
1968
The Reluctant Sadist
as Marcel de Sade
1967
The Red Mantle
Director (Directing)
1967
Dyden går amok
1966
En ven i bolignøden
as von Bengeldorff
1965
Dannevirkenatten
Director (Directing)
1964
Paradise and Back
Director (Directing)
1964
Three Girls in Paris
as French teacher
1963
Vi har det jo dejligt
Director (Directing)
1963
Oskar
Director (Directing)
1962
Crazy Paradise
Director (Directing)
1962
Han, hun, Dirch og Dario
as Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste
1962
Peter's baby
as Lompard - Brigader
1961
Skærmydsler
Director (Directing)
1961
Flemming and Kvik
Director (Directing)
1960
Helle for Helene
Director (Directing)
1959
Styrmand Karlsen
1958
The Girls Are Willing
Director (Directing)
1958
Henrik and Pernille
Director (Directing)
1957
En kvinde er overflødig
Director (Directing)
1957
Kispus
as Tailor
1956
Flight Into Danger
Director (Directing)
1956
Always Trouble
Director (Directing)
1955
The bride from Dragstrup
as Taxichauffør
1955
Der kom en dag
as Stenert
1955
Det er så yndigt at følges ad
1954
Karen, Maren og Mette
1954
Jan går til filmen
as Instruktøren
1954
Himlen er blaa
as Receptionist
1954
Kongeligt besøg
1954
Vi som går køkkenvejen
1953
Skatteøens hemmelighed
as Knud Asmussen
1953
Us Petty Sinners
as Værtshusgæst
1952
