The Five Obstructions
2003 | 1 h 30mins |U/A 13+| Documentary
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.
Starring: Jørgen Leth , Lars von Trier , Claus Nissen.
Starring :
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")
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
(segment "Cuba")
The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Maid (segment "Brussels")
Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)
Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)
Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
