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The Five Obstructions

69 %|Nov 7, 2003|Documentary

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.

Featured Crew

Lars von Trier
Director
Jørgen Leth
Director
Marianne Christensen
Line Producer
Anders Jacobsen
Producer
Carsten Holst
Producer
Vibeke Windeløv
Executive Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer
Dan Holmberg
Director of Photography

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Cast

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Claus Nissen
The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
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Majken Algren Nielsen
The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
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Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
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Jacqueline Arenal
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
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Vivian Rosa
(segment "Cuba")
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Jørgen Leth
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
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Patrick Bauchau
The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
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Alexandra Vandernoot
The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
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Marie Dejaer
Maid (segment "Brussels")
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Pascal Perez
Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
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Meschell Perez
Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
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Bent Christensen
Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
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Anders Hove
Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
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Charlotte Sieling
Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
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Jan Nowicki
Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)
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Stina Ekblad
Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)
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Lars von Trier
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
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Bob Sabiston
Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)