The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions

6.9
90 min
2003

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.

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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)

MAN

Majken Algren Nielsen

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

DHR

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")

Jacqueline Arenal

The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")

VR

Vivian Rosa

(segment "Cuba")

Patrick Bauchau

The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)

Alexandra Vandernoot

The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

MD

Marie Dejaer

Maid (segment "Brussels")

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The Five Obstructions | Trailer | BELDOCS 2022