The Five Obstructions (2003)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
2003-11-07
Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland
90 Min.
PG-13
Documentary
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.
Cast
The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
(segment "Cuba")
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Maid (segment "Brussels")
Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)
Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
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