The Five Obstructions
159 reviews
Documentary
1h 30m
2003
Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a different set of bizarre and challenging rules.
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Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a different set of bizarre and challenging rules.
- DirectorJørgen Leth
- Release7 November 2003
- GenreDocumentary
- Duration1h 30m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate159 reviews
- Productions
Panic Productions, Wajnbrosse Productions, Almaz Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments
Cast

Claus Nissen
The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Jacqueline Arenal
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")

Jørgen Leth
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +

Patrick Bauchau
The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)

Alexandra Vandernoot
The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

Bent Christensen
Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")

Anders Hove
Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Charlotte Sieling
Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Jan Nowicki
Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)

Stina Ekblad
Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)

Lars von Trier
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")

Bob Sabiston
Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
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