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The Five Obstructions( 2003)

TV-MADocumentary
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Claus Nissen

      The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

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      Majken Algren Nielsen

      The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

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      Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

      The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")

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      Jacqueline Arenal

      The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")

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      Vivian Rosa

      (segment "Cuba")

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      Jørgen Leth

      Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +

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      Patrick Bauchau

      The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)

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      Alexandra Vandernoot

      The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

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      Marie Dejaer

      Maid (segment "Brussels")

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      Pascal Perez

      Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")

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      Meschell Perez

      Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")

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      Bent Christensen

      Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")

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      Anders Hove

      Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

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      Charlotte Sieling

      Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

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      Jan Nowicki

      Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)

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      Stina Ekblad

      Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)

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      Lars von Trier

      Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")

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      Bob Sabiston

      Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • third world
    • animated scene
    • director
    • filmmaking