The Five Obstructions

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: 2003-11-07
Documentary
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Casts

Claus Nissen
as The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Jacqueline Arenal
as The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Jørgen Leth
as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Patrick Bauchau
as The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Alexandra Vandernoot
as The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Bent Christensen
as Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
Anders Hove
as Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Charlotte Sieling
as Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Jan Nowicki
as Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)
Stina Ekblad
as Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)

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