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The Five Obstructions

2003-11-07
N/A
6.896 (IMDB)
Documentary
da
Released
Languages:
  • Dansk
  • Français
  • English
  • Español

Description:

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.

Claus Nissen portrait

Claus Nissen

As The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Majken Algren Nielsen portrait

Majken Algren Nielsen

As The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez portrait

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

As The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
Jacqueline Arenal portrait

Jacqueline Arenal

As The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa portrait

Vivian Rosa

As (segment "Cuba")
Jørgen Leth portrait

Jørgen Leth

As Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Patrick Bauchau portrait

Patrick Bauchau

As The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Alexandra Vandernoot portrait

Alexandra Vandernoot

As The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Marie Dejaer portrait

Marie Dejaer

As Maid (segment "Brussels")
Pascal Perez portrait

Pascal Perez

As Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
Meschell Perez portrait

Meschell Perez

As Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
Bent Christensen portrait

Bent Christensen

As Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
Anders Hove portrait

Anders Hove

As Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Charlotte Sieling portrait

Charlotte Sieling

As Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Jan Nowicki portrait

Jan Nowicki

As Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)
Stina Ekblad portrait

Stina Ekblad

As Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)
Lars von Trier portrait

Lars von Trier

As Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
Bob Sabiston portrait

Bob Sabiston

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

Jørgen Leth portrait

Jørgen Leth

Director, Writer
Lars von Trier portrait

Lars von Trier

Director, Idea, Writer
Carsten Holst portrait

Carsten Holst

Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen portrait

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer
Vibeke Windeløv portrait

Vibeke Windeløv

Executive Producer
Marianne Christensen portrait

Marianne Christensen

Line Producer, Casting
Magdalena García portrait

Magdalena García

Casting, Production Manager
Morten Højbjerg portrait

Morten Højbjerg

Editor
Anders Jacobsen portrait

Anders Jacobsen

Producer
Camilla Skousen portrait

Camilla Skousen

Editor
Dan Holmberg portrait

Dan Holmberg

Director of Photography
Holly Sabiston portrait

Holly Sabiston

Animation
Patrick Thornton portrait

Patrick Thornton

Animation
Delphine Coterel portrait

Delphine Coterel

Location Manager
Mikkel Maltha portrait

Mikkel Maltha

Music Consultant
Jesper Grüner portrait

Jesper Grüner

Production Assistant
Nina Munch Petersen portrait

Nina Munch Petersen

Producer's Assistant
Michel Vinck portrait

Michel Vinck

Props
Jennifer Deutrom portrait

Jennifer Deutrom

Animation
Bob Sabiston portrait

Bob Sabiston

Animation Director, Animation
José Luis Figueroa portrait

José Luis Figueroa

Production Driver
Magdalena Coamano portrait

Magdalena Coamano

Makeup Artist
Katy O'Connor portrait

Katy O'Connor

Animation
Susan Sabiston portrait

Susan Sabiston

Animation
Marlene Billie Andreasen portrait

Marlene Billie Andreasen

Online Editor
Tom Heene portrait

Tom Heene

Production Manager
Yeslam bin Laden portrait

Yeslam bin Laden

Co-Executive Producer
Asger Leth portrait

Asger Leth

First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director of Photography, Second Unit Director, Writer
Kristian Leth portrait

Kristian Leth

Additional Music
Mairead O'Leary portrait

Mairead O'Leary

Production Assistant
Sophie Destin portrait

Sophie Destin

Poem
Nicole Mora portrait

Nicole Mora

Co-Executive Producer
Marc-Henri Wajnberg portrait

Marc-Henri Wajnberg

Delegated Producer, Co-Executive Producer
Daniel Dencik portrait

Daniel Dencik

Additional Editing
Amrit Gangar portrait

Amrit Gangar

Production Manager
Hans Møller portrait

Hans Møller

Sound Designer
Lisa Schonker portrait

Lisa Schonker

Makeup Artist
Elisabeth Houtart portrait

Elisabeth Houtart

Costume Design
Tom Koester portrait

Tom Koester

Sound Engineer
Fabien Pascal portrait

Fabien Pascal

Color Timer
Thomas Therchilsen portrait

Thomas Therchilsen

Color Grading
Mette Høst Hansen portrait

Mette Høst Hansen

Post-Production Manager
Anders Valbro portrait

Anders Valbro

Music Consultant
Ann Vognsen portrait

Ann Vognsen

Accountant
Gérald Morin portrait

Gérald Morin

Co-Executive Producer
Mike Layne portrait

Mike Layne

Animation
François Zeegers portrait

François Zeegers

Gaffer
Randy Cole portrait

Randy Cole

Animation
Simon Kristiansen portrait

Simon Kristiansen

Online Editor
Pia Nielsen portrait

Pia Nielsen

Post Production Supervisor
Jan Juhler portrait

Jan Juhler

Sound Engineer
Jens de Place Bjørn portrait

Jens de Place Bjørn

Sound Engineer
Paul Heymans portrait

Paul Heymans

Sound Engineer
Thomas Caspersen portrait

Thomas Caspersen

Digital Film Recording
Martin Saabye Andersen portrait

Martin Saabye Andersen

Sound Engineer
Morten Bøttzauw portrait

Morten Bøttzauw

Sound Engineer
Christine Ekstrand portrait

Christine Ekstrand

Post Production Assistant
Michael Frank Nielsen portrait

Michael Frank Nielsen

Color Timer
Rasmus Christoffersen portrait

Rasmus Christoffersen

Production Assistant
Majken Bramstrup portrait

Majken Bramstrup

Production Assistant
Stefan Maenen portrait

Stefan Maenen

Production Runner
Manka Sierakowski portrait

Manka Sierakowski

Production Assistant
Suhas Bhiwandkar portrait

Suhas Bhiwandkar

Production Coordinator
Signe Birket-Smith portrait

Signe Birket-Smith

Producer's Assistant
Deepak Rao portrait

Deepak Rao

Production Coordinator
Johanne Stainer portrait

Johanne Stainer

Production Coordinator
Rogier Van Eck portrait

Rogier Van Eck

Production Assistant
Floyd E. Casper portrait

Floyd E. Casper

Production Coordinator
Isabelle Corlier portrait

Isabelle Corlier

Production Assistant
Marie-Aude Goddard portrait

Marie-Aude Goddard

Production Assistant
Javier Gonzales portrait

Javier Gonzales

Production Coordinator
Jordan Savel portrait

Jordan Savel

Production Assistant
Michel Detry portrait

Michel Detry

Accountant
Ann Køj portrait

Ann Køj

Accountant
Sonja Egemar portrait

Sonja Egemar

Accountant
Füsun Eriksen portrait

Füsun Eriksen

Public Relations
Melanie Munt portrait

Melanie Munt

Acting Double
Juan Pacífico portrait

Juan Pacífico

Hairstylist
Manuel Dacosse portrait

Manuel Dacosse

Additional Director of Photography
Adam Morris Philp portrait

Adam Morris Philp

Additional Director of Photography
Anne Katrine Andersen portrait

Anne Katrine Andersen

Post-Production Manager, Post Production Producer

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