The Five Obstructions

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

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

  Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
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  Claus Nissen

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

  The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
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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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  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)