Portrait of Gabriel Axel

Directing

Gabriel Axel

Career

Active from 1953 to 2011, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gabriel Axel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Revenge Tragedy 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama
Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama (2011)

as Sig selv

2000s

1 title
Leïla
Leïla (2001)

Director

1990s

2 titles · average score 78
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Prince of Jutland
Prince of Jutland (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

1980s

4 titles · average score 84
Christian
Christian (1989)

Director

Babette's Feast
Babette's Feast (1987)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay, Director

Le Curé de Tours
Le Curé de Tours (1980)

Director

Le Coq de Bruyère
Le Coq de Bruyère (1980)

Director

1970s

7 titles · average score 60
Going for Broke
Going for Broke (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

A Crime of Our Times
A Crime of Our Times (1977)

Director

The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank
The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank (1976)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Goldcabbage Family
The Goldcabbage Family (1975)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves
Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves (1972)

Director

Med kærlig hilsen
Med kærlig hilsen (1971)

as Mr. X

Amour
Amour (1970)

Director, Writer

1960s

14 titles · average score 62
Sex and the Law
Sex and the Law (1968)

Director, Writer

The Red Mantle
The Red Mantle (1967)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

The Reluctant Sadist
The Reluctant Sadist (1967)

as Marcel de Sade

En ven i bolignøden
En ven i bolignøden (1965)

as von Bengeldorff

Paradise and Back
Paradise and Back (1964)

Director

Three Girls in Paris
Three Girls in Paris (1963)

as French teacher

Vi har det jo dejligt
Vi har det jo dejligt (1963)

Director

Crazy Paradise
Crazy Paradise (1962)

Director

Oskar
Oskar (1962)

Director

Han, hun, Dirch og Dario
Han, hun, Dirch og Dario (1962)
GoodWatch score 63

as Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste

Skærmydsler
Skærmydsler (1961)

Director

Flemming and Kvik
Flemming and Kvik (1960)

Director

1950s

13 titles
Helle for Helene
Helle for Helene (1959)

Director

The Girls Are Willing
The Girls Are Willing (1958)

Director

Møde ved midnat
Møde ved midnat (1958)

Director

En kvinde er overflødig
En kvinde er overflødig (1957)

Director

Kispus
Kispus (1956)

as Tailor

Always Trouble
Always Trouble (1955)

Director

Der kom en dag
Der kom en dag (1955)

as Stenert

The bride from Dragstrup
The bride from Dragstrup (1955)

as Taxichauffør

Jan går til filmen
Jan går til filmen (1954)

as Instruktøren

Himlen er blaa
Himlen er blaa (1954)

as Receptionist

Skatteøens hemmelighed
Skatteøens hemmelighed (1953)

as Knud Asmussen

Us Petty Sinners
Us Petty Sinners (1952)

as Værtshusgæst