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The Five Obstructions (2003)

Original Title: De fem benspænd

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The Five Obstructions

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Synopsis

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.

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Cast

Jørgen Leth
Jørgen Leth

Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +

Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier

Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")

Claus Nissen
Claus Nissen

The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Majken Algren Nielsen
Majken Algren Nielsen

The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")

Jacqueline Arenal
Jacqueline Arenal

The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")

Vivian Rosa
Vivian Rosa

(segment "Cuba")

Patrick Bauchau
Patrick Bauchau

The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)

Alexandra Vandernoot
Alexandra Vandernoot

The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

Marie Dejaer
Marie Dejaer

Maid (segment "Brussels")

Pascal Perez
Pascal Perez

Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")

Meschell Perez
Meschell Perez

Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")

Bent Christensen
Bent Christensen

Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")

Anders Hove
Anders Hove

Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Charlotte Sieling
Charlotte Sieling

Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Jan Nowicki
Jan Nowicki

Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)

Stina Ekblad
Stina Ekblad

Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)

Bob Sabiston
Bob Sabiston

Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)

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