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The Five Obstructions

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.

Date: 11/07/2003
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier, Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez, Jacqueline Arenal, Vivian Rosa, Patrick Bauchau, Alexandra Vandernoot, Marie Dejaer, Pascal Perez, Meschell Perez, Bent Christensen, Anders Hove, Charlotte Sieling, Jan Nowicki, Stina Ekblad, Bob Sabiston

Jørgen Leth as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / + in The Five Obstructions Jørgen Leth

Lars von Trier as Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations") in The Five Obstructions Lars von Trier

Claus Nissen as The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage) in The Five Obstructions Claus Nissen

Majken Algren Nielsen

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

Jacqueline Arenal as The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba") in The Five Obstructions Jacqueline Arenal

Vivian Rosa

Patrick Bauchau as The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon) in The Five Obstructions Patrick Bauchau

Alexandra Vandernoot as The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels") in The Five Obstructions Alexandra Vandernoot

Marie Dejaer

Pascal Perez

Meschell Perez

Bent Christensen as Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon") in The Five Obstructions Bent Christensen

Anders Hove as Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon") in The Five Obstructions Anders Hove

Charlotte Sieling as Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon") in The Five Obstructions Charlotte Sieling

Jan Nowicki as Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon) in The Five Obstructions Jan Nowicki

Stina Ekblad as Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon) in The Five Obstructions Stina Ekblad

Bob Sabiston as Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited) in The Five Obstructions Bob Sabiston