The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions (2003)

Original Title: De fem benspænd

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Genres

Documentary

Runtime

1h 30min

Director

Lars von Trier , Jørgen Leth

Cast

The Perfect Man - from 'Det perfekte menneske' 1967

Himself - Obstructor / Lars von Trier

Majken Algren Nielsen

The Perfect Woman, from 'Det perfekte menneske' 1967)

Jacqueline Arenal

The Perfect Woman, Cuba

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

The Perfect Man, Cuba

Alexandra Vandernoot

The Perfect Woman, Brussels

Patrick Bauchau

The Perfect Man, Brussels / Speaker / Speaker

Naked Man, from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human: Cartoon"

Couple

Couple

Maid

Bent Christensen

Gangster from "Det gode og det onde" 1975 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human: Cartoon"

Woman with money, from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human

Man with jacket, from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human

Charlotte Sieling

Naked Woman - from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human: Cartoon"

Himself

Speaker / Himself - Director / Speaker / The Perfect Man / Speaker / Speaker / Jørgen Leth / The Perfect Human / Speaker

Synopsis

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.

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