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.

Cast (18)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Jørgen Leth

Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +

Lars von Trier

Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")

Claus Nissen

The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Majken Algren Nielsen

The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

D

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")

Jacqueline Arenal

The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")

V

Vivian Rosa

(segment "Cuba")

Patrick Bauchau

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

Alexandra Vandernoot

The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

M

Marie Dejaer

Maid (segment "Brussels")

P

Pascal Perez

Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")

M

Meschell Perez

Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")

Bent Christensen

Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")

Anders Hove

Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Charlotte Sieling

Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Jan Nowicki

Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)

Stina Ekblad

Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)

Bob Sabiston

Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)

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