Genres
Production Companies
Wajnbrosse Productions
Almaz Film Productions
Zentropa Entertainments
The Five Obstructions (De fem benspænd)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
Producer: Carsten Holst, Anders Jacobsen
Director of Photography: Dan Holmberg
Writer: Lars von Trier, Asger Leth, Jørgen Leth
Top Cast
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
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa
(segment "Cuba")
Jørgen Leth
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Patrick Bauchau
The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Alexandra Vandernoot
The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Videos
The Five Obstructions | Trailer | BELDOCS 2022
