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.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
The Five Obstructions
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 7, 2003
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
69%
Original Title
De fem benspænd
Production Companies
Panic Productions, Wajnbrosse Productions, Almaz Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments
Director
Lars von Trier
Description
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.
Cast
Claus Nissen
The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Majken Algren Nielsen
The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
Jacqueline Arenal
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa
(segment "Cuba")
Jørgen Leth
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Crew
Trailer
Recommendations
Mercy, the Mummy Mumbled
The Perfect Human
Misery and Fortune of Woman
Liliom
The Erotic Man
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
Sybil
The Last Battle
The Idiots
The Kingdom
The Proposition
Crash
Zelig
Three Colors: Blue
Dancer in the Dark
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Mama
The Game
The Adam Project
