The Five Obstructions

11/07/2003

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1hr 30min

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Documentary

STORY

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 & CREW

Cast

Claus Nissen
Majken Algren Nielsen
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
Jacqueline Arenal
Vivian Rosa

Directors

Jørgen Leth
Lars von Trier
Asger Leth
Tom Heene

INFORMATION

Production Companies

Panic Productions
Wajnbrosse Productions
Almaz Film Productions
Zentropa Entertainments

Production Countries

Belgium
Denmark
France
Switzerland

LANGUAGES

Danish
French
English
Spanish

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")

Patrick Bauchau

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

Alexandra Vandernoot

The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

Marie Dejaer

Maid (segment "Brussels")

Pascal Perez

Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")

Meschell Perez

Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")

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