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The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions

Documentary
2003, Movie, 1h 28min
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.
Country: Switzerland,France,Belgium,Denmark
Cast:
Jørgen Leth,
Lars von Trier,
Claus Nissen,
Majken Algren Nielsen
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Jørgen Leth
Director, Writer, As Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Lars von Trier
Director, Writer, 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")
Jacqueline Arenal
As The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa
As (segment "Cuba")
Patrick Bauchau
As The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)

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Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth's 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a different set of bizarre and challenging rules. The documentary follows the process of filmmaking under strenuous conditions, pushing the boundaries of creativity and testing the limits of both filmmakers. The result is a fascinating and unique journey into the heart of the filmmaking process.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Five Obstructions include Forgetting Dad, My Flesh and Blood, I Think We're Alone Now, Grizzly Man, U2 - Classic Albums: The Joshua Tree, Aliens of the Deep.

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The Five Obstructions was released in theaters on May 26, 2004.

 

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