Gabriel Axel

Directing·Apr 18, 1918·Aarhus, Denmark

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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.

Film	Credit
Leïla2001 · Director	Director
Lumière & Company1995 · Director	Director
Prince of Jutland1994 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Christian1989 · Director	Director
Babette's Feast1987 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Le Curé de Tours1980 · Director	Director
Le Coq de Bruyère1980 · Director	Director
A Crime of Our Times1977 · Director	Director
Going for Broke1977 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank1976 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The Goldcabbage Family1975 · Director	Director
Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves1972 · Director	Director
Med kærlig hilsen1971 · Mr. X, Writer, Director	Mr. X, Writer, Director
Amour1970 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Sex and the Law1968 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Red Mantle1967 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
DDannevirkenatten1964 · Director	Director
Paradise and Back1964 · Director	Director
Three Girls in Paris1963 · French teacher, Director	French teacher, Director
Vi har det jo dejligt1963 · Director	Director
Oskar1962 · Director	Director
Crazy Paradise1962 · Director	Director
Skærmydsler1961 · Director	Director
Flemming and Kvik1960 · Director	Director
Helle for Helene1959 · Director	Director
Møde ved midnat1958 · Director	Director
The Girls Are Willing1958 · Director	Director
Henrik and Pernille1957 · Director	Director
En kvinde er overflødig1957 · Director	Director
Always Trouble1955 · Director	Director