The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions

2003-11-07 Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland 90 minutes.

6.93 158 votes

Documentary third world animated scene director filmmaking

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Overview

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.

Year 2003

Studio Panic Productions, Wajnbrosse Productions, Almaz Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments

Director Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth

Crew Lars von Trier (Director), Jørgen Leth (Director), Marianne Christensen (Line Producer), Anders Jacobsen (Producer), Carsten Holst (Producer), Vibeke Windeløv (Executive Producer)

Popularity 1

Language Dansk, Español, Français, English

Cast

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

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 is The Perfect Woman (segment

Jacqueline Arenal

The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")

(segment "Cuba")

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

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

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

Patrick Bauchau

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

Alexandra Vandernoot is The Perfect Woman (segment

Alexandra Vandernoot

The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

Maid (segment "Brussels")

Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")

Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")

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

Bent Christensen

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

Anders Hove is Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment

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

Charlotte Sieling is Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment

Charlotte Sieling

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

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

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

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

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

Lars von Trier is Self / Obstructor (segment

Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")

Bob Sabiston is Self (segment

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

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