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Where to Watch The Five Obstructions (2003)
In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.
Documentary 90 min 6.9/10 from 173 votes
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Cast
- Jørgen Leth as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
- Lars von Trier as Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
- Claus Nissen as The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
- Majken Algren Nielsen as The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
- Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez as The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")