The Five Obstructions
Jørgen Leth2003-11-07
6.9
90 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Claus Nissen | The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Majken Algren Nielsen | The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez | The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba") | Unowned |
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Jacqueline Arenal | The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba") | Unowned |
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Vivian Rosa | (segment "Cuba") | Unowned |
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Jørgen Leth | Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / + | Unowned |
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Patrick Bauchau | The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon) | Unowned |
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Alexandra Vandernoot | The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels") | Unowned |
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Marie Dejaer | Maid (segment "Brussels") | Unowned |
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Pascal Perez | Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels") | Unowned |
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Meschell Perez | Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels") | Unowned |
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Bent Christensen | Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon") | Unowned |
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Anders Hove | Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon") | Unowned |
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Charlotte Sieling | Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon") | Unowned |
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Jan Nowicki | Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon) | Unowned |
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Stina Ekblad | Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon) | Unowned |
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Lars von Trier | Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations") | Unowned |
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Bob Sabiston | Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited) | Unowned |