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The Five Obstructions
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Title: The Five Obstructions

Release Date: 7 Nov 2003

Runtime: 1h 30m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Panic Productions, Wajnbrosse Productions, Almaz Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments

Production Companies: Panic Productions, Wajnbrosse Productions, Almaz Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments

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.

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Average Vote: 6.9 (153 votes)

Cast

  • The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage): Claus Nissen
  • The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage): Majken Algren Nielsen
  • The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba"): Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
  • The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba"): Jacqueline Arenal
  • (segment "Cuba"): Vivian Rosa
  • Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +: Jørgen Leth
  • The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon): Patrick Bauchau
  • The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels"): Alexandra Vandernoot
  • Maid (segment "Brussels"): Marie Dejaer
  • Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels"): Pascal Perez
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