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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

  • Lars von Trier
  • Jørgen Leth
  • Asger Leth

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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