poster

The Five Obstructions

Documentary

6.9

Release Date

November 7, 2003

Duration

90 min

Status

Released

Language

da

Overview

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.

Casts

Claus Nissen

The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Claus Nissen

Majken Algren Nielsen

The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Majken Algren Nielsen

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

Jacqueline Arenal

The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")

Jacqueline Arenal

Vivian Rosa

(segment "Cuba")

Vivian Rosa

Jørgen Leth

Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +

Jørgen Leth

Patrick Bauchau

The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)

Patrick Bauchau

Alexandra Vandernoot

The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

Alexandra Vandernoot

Marie Dejaer

Maid (segment "Brussels")

Marie Dejaer

Pascal Perez

Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")

Pascal Perez

Meschell Perez

Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")

Meschell Perez

Bent Christensen

Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")

Bent Christensen

Anders Hove

Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Anders Hove

Charlotte Sieling

Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Charlotte Sieling

Jan Nowicki

Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)

Jan Nowicki

Stina Ekblad

Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)

Stina Ekblad

Lars von Trier

Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")

Lars von Trier

Bob Sabiston

Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)

Bob Sabiston

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