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The Five Obstructions

6.9/10

Release: 07/11/2003

Duration: 1h 30m

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

Language: Danish, English, French, Spanish

Writers

| Writer:Asger Leth
| Writer:Jørgen Leth

Production

Panic Productions

Wajnbrosse Productions

Almaz Film Productions

Zentropa Entertainments

Revenue: $279,032

Cast

Jørgen Leth

Jørgen Leth

Voice-over (from ..

Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

Self / Obstructor..

Claus Nissen

Claus Nissen

The Perfect Man (..

Majken Algren Nielsen

Majken Algren N..

The Perfect Woman..

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

Daniel Hernande..

The Perfect Man (..

Jacqueline Arenal

Jacqueline Aren..

The Perfect Woman..

Vivian Rosa

Vivian Rosa

(segment "Cuba")

Patrick Bauchau

Patrick Bauchau

The Perfect Man /..

Alexandra Vandernoot

Alexandra Vande..

The Perfect Woman..

Marie Dejaer

Marie Dejaer

Maid (segment "Br..

Pascal Perez

Pascal Perez

Couple (Man) (seg..

Meschell Perez

Meschell Perez

Couple (Woman) (s..

Bent Christensen

Bent Christense..

Gangster (from De..

Anders Hove

Anders Hove

Naked Man (from N..

Charlotte Sieling

Charlotte Sieli..

Naked Woman (from..

Jan Nowicki

Jan Nowicki

Man with Jacket (..

Stina Ekblad

Stina Ekblad

Woman with Money ..

Bob Sabiston

Bob Sabiston

Self (segment "Th..

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