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The Five Obstructions
The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

07 November 2003

Country

Belgium

Cast

Claus Nissen

Claus Nissen

The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Majken Algren Nielsen

Majken Algren Nielsen

The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")

Jacqueline Arenal

Jacqueline Arenal

The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")

Vivian Rosa

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

Marie Dejaer

Maid (segment "Brussels")

Pascal Perez

Pascal Perez

Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")

Meschell Perez

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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