The Five Obstructions - MovieDB Browser

2003 6.9 (158 votes) 1h 30m

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Panic Productions
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

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