Gabriel Axel

Biography

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.

Known For

Familien Gyldenkål sprænger banken

Taxichauffør

Bruden fra Dragstrup

Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste

Han, hun, Dirch og Dario

Lompard - Brigader

Peter's baby

Dyden går amok

von Bengeldorff

En ven i bolignøden

Receptionist

Himlen er blaa

French teacher

Tre piger i Paris

Stenert

Der kom en dag

Tailor

Kispus

Styrmand Karlsen

Alt på et bræt

Marcel de Sade

Jeg - en marki

Kongeligt besøg

Nu går den på Dagmar

Mr. X

Med kærlig hilsen

Vi som går køkkenvejen

Instruktøren

Jan går til filmen

Karen, Maren og Mette

Værtshusgæst

Vi arme syndere

Det er så yndigt at følges ad

Knud Asmussen

Skatteøens hemmelighed

Sig selv

Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama