The Five Obstructions
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.
Release Date
November 7, 2003Runtime
90 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth, Asger LethWritten by
Asger Leth, Jørgen Leth, Lars von TrierLanguage
DanishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Claus Nissen
The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Jacqueline Arenal
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Jørgen Leth
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Patrick Bauchau
The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Alexandra Vandernoot
The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Bent Christensen
Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
Anders Hove
Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Charlotte Sieling
Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Jan Nowicki
Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)
Stina Ekblad
Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)
Lars von Trier
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
Bob Sabiston
Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)Images
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