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The Five Obstructions

6.927

158 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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The Five Obstructions

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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.

DirectorLars von Trier
Release7 November 2003
GenreDocumentary
Duration1h 30m
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6.927
158 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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