The Five Obstructions

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.

Country:

Belgium,

Denmark,

France,

Switzerland

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

2003

Director:

Jørgen Leth

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Company:

Panic Productions,

Wajnbrosse Productions,

Almaz Film Productions,

Zentropa Entertainments

Cast:

Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +

Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")

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

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

The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")

Crew:

Editor

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Casting

Director