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 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | da |
| Popularity | 5.824 |
Directed By
Jørgen Leth
Lars von Trier
Crew
Camilla Skousen
Vibeke Windeløv
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Marianne Christensen
Jørgen Leth
Marianne Christensen
Magdalena García
Morten Højbjerg
Carsten Holst
Anders Jacobsen
Lars von Trier
Dan Holmberg
Lars von Trier
Katy O'Connor
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Amrit Gangar
Asger Leth
François Zeegers
Pia Nielsen
Martin Saabye Andersen
Jan Juhler
Mike Layne
Mette Høst Hansen
Fabien Pascal
Tom Heene
Sophie Destin
Yeslam bin Laden
Nicole Mora
Jens de Place Bjørn
Hans Møller
Elisabeth Houtart
Thomas Therchilsen
Asger Leth
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Morten Bøttzauw
Christine Ekstrand
Paul Heymans
Thomas Caspersen
Rasmus Christoffersen
Stefan Maenen
Johanne Stainer
Kristian Leth
Signe Birket-Smith
Lars von Trier
Asger Leth
Lisa Schonker
Tom Koester
Randy Cole
Jennifer Deutrom
Bob Sabiston
Daniel Dencik
Simon Kristiansen
Magdalena Coamano
Holly Sabiston
Susan Sabiston
Jørgen Leth
Gérald Morin
Bob Sabiston
Patrick Thornton
Anne Katrine Andersen
Michael Frank Nielsen
Delphine Coterel
José Luis Figueroa
Asger Leth
Anders Valbro
Anne Katrine Andersen
Magdalena García
Michel Vinck
Marlene Billie Andreasen
Majken Bramstrup
Jesper Grüner
Nina Munch Petersen
Manka Sierakowski
Füsun Eriksen
Suhas Bhiwandkar
Floyd E. Casper
Melanie Munt
Ann Vognsen
Javier Gonzales
Deepak Rao
Marie-Aude Goddard
Mairead O'Leary
Mikkel Maltha
Rogier Van Eck
Ann Køj
Sonja Egemar
Jordan Savel
Isabelle Corlier
Michel Detry
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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