The Five Obstructions (2003)
Starring Claus Nissen, Lars von Trier, Majken Algren Nielsen
Directed by Lars von Trier,Jørgen Leth
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.
Runtime: 90 min.
Rating: 7.0
DVD
Languages: Dansk,English,French,Spanish
Countries: Belgium,Denmark,France,Switzerland
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: third world,animated scene,director,experimental,filmmaking
Cast
The Perfect Man - from 'Det perfekte menneske' 1967
Himself - Obstructor / Lars von Trier
The Perfect Woman, from 'Det perfekte menneske' 1967)
The Perfect Woman, Cuba
The Perfect Man, Cuba
The Perfect Woman, Brussels
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
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
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