The Five Obstructions
2003-11-07 | 90 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Claus NissenThe Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
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Jacqueline ArenalThe Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
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Jørgen LethVoice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
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Patrick BauchauThe Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
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Alexandra VandernootThe Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
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Bent ChristensenGangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
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Anders HoveNaked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
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Charlotte SielingNaked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
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Jan NowickiMan with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)
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Stina EkbladWoman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)
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Lars von TrierSelf / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
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Bob SabistonSelf (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
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