The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions (2003)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2003-11-07
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 163 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Language: Dansk
  • Production Company: Panic Productions
  • Production Country: Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland
  • Directors: Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth.
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Summary

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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  • 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")

  • Vivian Rosa

    as (segment "Cuba")

  • Patrick Bauchau

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

  • Alexandra Vandernoot

    as The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

  • Marie Dejaer

    as Maid (segment "Brussels")

  • Pascal Perez

    as Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")

  • Meschell Perez

    as Couple (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)

  • Bob Sabiston

    as Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
Directing Lars von Trier Director
Directing Jørgen Leth Director
Production Marianne Christensen Line Producer
Production Anders Jacobsen Producer
Production Carsten Holst Producer
Production Vibeke Windeløv Executive Producer
Production Peter Aalbæk Jensen Executive Producer
Camera Dan Holmberg Director of Photography
Editing Camilla Skousen Editor
Production Magdalena García Casting
Production Marianne Christensen Casting
Editing Morten Højbjerg Editor
Crew Sophie Destin Poem
Writing Asger Leth Writer
Writing Jørgen Leth Writer
Writing Lars von Trier Writer
Writing Lars von Trier Idea
Production Yeslam bin Laden Co-Executive Producer
Production Nicole Mora Co-Executive Producer
Production Gérald Morin Co-Executive Producer
Production Marc-Henri Wajnberg Co-Executive Producer
Production Marc-Henri Wajnberg Delegated Producer
Costume & Make-Up Magdalena Coamano Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Lisa Schonker Makeup Artist
Production Amrit Gangar Production Manager
Production Magdalena García Production Manager
Crew Mette Høst Hansen Post-Production Manager
Production Tom Heene Production Manager
Crew Pia Nielsen Post Production Supervisor
Directing Asger Leth First Assistant Director
Directing Asger Leth Second Unit Director
Art Michel Vinck Props
Sound Martin Saabye Andersen Sound Engineer
Sound Morten Bøttzauw Sound Engineer
Sound Jens de Place Bjørn Sound Engineer
Sound Paul Heymans Sound Engineer
Sound Jan Juhler Sound Engineer
Sound Tom Koester Sound Engineer
Sound Hans Møller Sound Designer
Camera Asger Leth Second Unit Director of Photography
Lighting François Zeegers Gaffer
Visual Effects Randy Cole Animation
Visual Effects Jennifer Deutrom Animation
Visual Effects Mike Layne Animation
Visual Effects Katy O'Connor Animation
Visual Effects Bob Sabiston Animation Director
Visual Effects Bob Sabiston Animation
Visual Effects Holly Sabiston Animation
Visual Effects Susan Sabiston Animation
Visual Effects Patrick Thornton Animation
Costume & Make-Up Elisabeth Houtart Costume Design
Editing Marlene Billie Andreasen Online Editor
Visual Effects Thomas Caspersen Digital Film Recording
Editing Daniel Dencik Additional Editing
Crew Christine Ekstrand Post Production Assistant
Editing Simon Kristiansen Online Editor
Editing Fabien Pascal Color Timer
Editing Thomas Therchilsen Color Grading
Editing Michael Frank Nielsen Color Timer
Production Delphine Coterel Location Manager
Crew Kristian Leth Additional Music
Sound Mikkel Maltha Music Consultant
Sound Anders Valbro Music Consultant
Production José Luis Figueroa Production Driver
Production Suhas Bhiwandkar Production Coordinator
Production Signe Birket-Smith Producer's Assistant
Production Majken Bramstrup Production Assistant
Production Floyd E. Casper Production Coordinator
Production Rasmus Christoffersen Production Assistant
Production Isabelle Corlier Production Assistant
Production Michel Detry Accountant
Production Sonja Egemar Accountant
Crew Füsun Eriksen Public Relations
Production Marie-Aude Goddard Production Assistant
Production Javier Gonzales Production Coordinator
Production Jesper Grüner Production Assistant
Production Ann Køj Accountant
Production Stefan Maenen Production Runner
Crew Melanie Munt Acting Double
Production Mairead O'Leary Production Assistant
Production Nina Munch Petersen Producer's Assistant
Production Deepak Rao Production Coordinator
Production Jordan Savel Production Assistant
Production Manka Sierakowski Production Assistant
Production Johanne Stainer Production Coordinator
Production Rogier Van Eck Production Assistant
Production Ann Vognsen Accountant
Costume & Make-Up Juan Pacífico Hairstylist
Camera Manuel Dacosse Additional Director of Photography
Camera Adam Morris Philp Additional Director of Photography
Crew Anne Katrine Andersen Post-Production Manager
Production Anne Katrine Andersen Post Production Producer

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