The Five Obstructions The Five Obstructions
The Five Obstructions
2003 · 90 min
The Five Obstructions
2003 · 90 min
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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.
Cast
Claus Nissen
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")
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