Why it may be worth watching
- The Five Obstructions combines Documentary elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier, Claus Nissen.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.9/10 from 184 votes.
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The Five Obstructions
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.
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Cast
Jørgen LethVoice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Lars von TrierSelf / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
Claus NissenThe Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Majken Algren NielsenThe Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Daniel Hernandez RodriguezThe Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
Jacqueline ArenalThe Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa(segment "Cuba")
Patrick BauchauThe Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Alexandra VandernootThe Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Marie DejaerMaid (segment "Brussels")
Pascal PerezCouple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
Meschell PerezCouple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
Bent ChristensenGangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
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Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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third worldchallengeanimated scenedirectorfilmmakingmentor protégé relationship
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