

Documentary
The Five Obstructions
📅 Friday, 7 November 2003⏱️ 1h 30m
🎬 Directed by Jørgen Leth🏢 Panic Productions
★ 7.0
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In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.
Cast & Crew

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

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

Claus Nissen
The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
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Majken Algren Nielsen
The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
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Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")

Jacqueline Arenal
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
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Vivian Rosa
(segment "Cuba")

Patrick Bauchau
The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
🎬 Directed byJørgen Leth
🎬 Directed byLars von Trier
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