The Five Obstructions
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.
Release Date
07 November 2003
90 minutes
Director
Main 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")
