The Five Obstructions (2003)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | da |
| Popularity | 4.734 |
Directed By
Lars von Trier
Jørgen Leth
Crew
Lars von Trier
Jørgen Leth
Marianne Christensen
Anders Jacobsen
Carsten Holst
Vibeke Windeløv
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Dan Holmberg
Camilla Skousen
Magdalena García
Marianne Christensen
Morten Højbjerg
Sophie Destin
Asger Leth
Jørgen Leth
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier
Yeslam bin Laden
Nicole Mora
Gérald Morin
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Magdalena Coamano
Lisa Schonker
Anne Katrine Andersen
Amrit Gangar
Magdalena García
Mette Høst Hansen
Tom Heene
Pia Nielsen
Asger Leth
Asger Leth
Michel Vinck
Martin Saabye Andersen
Morten Bøttzauw
Jens de Place Bjørn
Paul Heymans
Jan Juhler
Tom Koester
Hans Møller
Asger Leth
François Zeegers
Randy Cole
Jennifer Deutrom
Mike Layne
Katy O'Connor
Bob Sabiston
Bob Sabiston
Holly Sabiston
Susan Sabiston
Patrick Thornton
Elisabeth Houtart
Marlene Billie Andreasen
Thomas Caspersen
Daniel Dencik
Christine Ekstrand
Simon Kristiansen
Fabien Pascal
Thomas Therchilsen
Anne Katrine Andersen
Michael Frank Nielsen
Delphine Coterel
Kristian Leth
Mikkel Maltha
Anders Valbro
José Luis Figueroa
Suhas Bhiwandkar
Signe Birket-Smith
Majken Bramstrup
Floyd E. Casper
Rasmus Christoffersen
Isabelle Corlier
Michel Detry
Sonja Egemar
Füsun Eriksen
Marie-Aude Goddard
Javier Gonzales
Jesper Grüner
Ann Køj
Stefan Maenen
Melanie Munt
Mairead O'Leary
Nina Munch Petersen
Deepak Rao
Jordan Savel
Manka Sierakowski
Johanne Stainer
Rogier Van Eck
Ann Vognsen
Juan Pacífico
Manuel Dacosse
Adam Morris Philp
TOP 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")
Jørgen Leth
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
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")
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)
Lars von Trier
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
Bob Sabiston
Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
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