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The Five Obstructions 2003
De fem benspænd
Documentary
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.
Cast
M
Majken Algren Nielsen
The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
D
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
V
Vivian Rosa
(segment "Cuba")
M
Marie Dejaer
Maid (segment "Brussels")
P
Pascal Perez
Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
M
Meschell Perez
Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
Crew
- Director
- Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth
- Writers
- Asger Leth, Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
- Producers
- Anders Jacobsen, Carsten Holst
- Executive Producers
- Vibeke Windeløv, Peter Aalbæk Jensen
- Cinematography
- Dan Holmberg
- Editing
- Camilla Skousen, Morten Højbjerg
- Costume Design
- Elisabeth Houtart
Details
- Release date
- Nov 7, 2003
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- $279,032
- Studios
- Panic Productions, Wajnbrosse Productions, Almaz Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments
- Country
- Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland
- Language
- Danish, English, French, Spanish
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