The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions

2003
1h 30min

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.

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.
    Released
    November 2003
    Runtime
    1h 30min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Danish
    Production
    Panic Productions, Wajnbrosse Productions, Almaz Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments
Cast
Claus Nissen
Claus Nissen
The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Majken Algren Nielsen
The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
Jacqueline Arenal
Jacqueline Arenal
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa
(segment "Cuba")
Jørgen Leth
Jørgen Leth
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Patrick Bauchau
Patrick Bauchau
The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Alexandra Vandernoot
Alexandra Vandernoot
The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Marie Dejaer
Maid (segment "Brussels")
Pascal Perez
Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
Meschell Perez
Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
Bent Christensen
Bent Christensen
Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
Anders Hove
Anders Hove
Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Charlotte Sieling
Charlotte Sieling
Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Jan Nowicki
Jan Nowicki
Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)
Stina Ekblad
Stina Ekblad
Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
Bob Sabiston
Bob Sabiston
Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
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