The Five Obstructions (2003)

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Original Title: De fem benspænd

Release Date: November 07, 2003

Runtime: 90 minutes

Budget: $0.0

Revenue: $279,032.0

Overview

In 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.

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Cast

Jørgen Leth

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

Lars von Trier

Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")

Claus Nissen

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

Jacqueline Arenal

The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")

Patrick Bauchau

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

Alexandra Vandernoot

The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

Bent Christensen

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

Anders Hove

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

Charlotte Sieling

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

Jan Nowicki

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

Stina Ekblad

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

Bob Sabiston

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

Crew

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

Asger Leth

First Assistant Director

Asger Leth

Second Unit Director

Asger Leth

Second Unit Director of Photography

Vibeke Windeløv

Executive Producer

Marc-Henri Wajnberg

Co-Executive Producer

Marc-Henri Wajnberg

Delegated Producer

Hans Møller

Sound Designer

Mette Høst Hansen

Post-Production Manager

Bob Sabiston

Animation Director

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