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The Five Obstructions (2003)
Directed by Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
Documentary · 1h 28m
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
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)
M
Majken Algren Nielsen
The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
D
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
Jacqueline Arenal
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
V
Vivian Rosa
(segment "Cuba")
Patrick Bauchau
The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Alexandra Vandernoot
The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
M
Marie Dejaer
Maid (segment "Brussels")
P
Pascal Perez
Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
M
Meschell Perez
Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
Crew
- Director
- Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
- Writer
- Lars von Trier, Asger Leth, Jørgen Leth
- Director of Photography
- Dan Holmberg
- Editor
- Camilla Skousen, Morten Højbjerg
- Producer
- Carsten Holst, Anders Jacobsen
Details
- Original title
- De fem benspænd
- Release date
- 2003-11-07
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- DA
- Spoken languages
- English, Danish, French, Spanish
- Countries
- Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland
- Production
- Panic Productions, Wajnbrosse Productions, Almaz Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments
- Box office
- $279,032