The Five Obstructions(2003)

🎬90 min
📅2003-11-07
🎭Documentary
⭐6.9/10

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.

Production

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

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Cast

Claus Nissen
as The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Majken Algren Nielsen
as The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
as The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
Jacqueline Arenal
as The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa
as (segment "Cuba")
Jørgen Leth
as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Patrick Bauchau
as The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Alexandra Vandernoot
as The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Marie Dejaer
as Maid (segment "Brussels")
Pascal Perez
as Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")

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