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The Five Obstructions
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2003 film by Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth
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7.0In 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.
Released: 2003-11-0790 minDir: Jørgen LethDocumentaryBox office: $279,032
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Cast
- Jørgen Leth as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
- Lars von Trier as Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
- Claus Nissen as The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
- Majken Algren Nielsen as The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
- Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez as The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
- Jacqueline Arenal as The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Themes
- third world
- challenge
- animated scene
- director
- filmmaking
- mentor protégé relationship
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- animated film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jørgen Leth
- Screenwriter
- Lars von Trier
- Composer
- Henning Christiansen
- Narrative location
- Denmark
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 920381
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.films-sans-frontieres.fr/5obstructions
- Image
- De fem benspænd.tif
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- publication date
- 2004-07-08
- title
- De fem benspænd
- distributed by
- Zentropa
- color
- black-and-white
- film format
- 35 mm film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 79/100
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