The Five Obstructions

6.9
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Directed by: Jørgen Leth
Overview
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.
Casts & Credits
Claus Nissen (The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage))
Majken Algren Nielsen (The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage))
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez (The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba"))
Jacqueline Arenal (The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba"))
Vivian Rosa ((segment "Cuba"))
Recommendation & Similar
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Sybil (2007)
Giorgino (1994)
The Kingdom (1994)
The Perfect Human (1968)
Liliom (1930)
The Erotic Man (2010)
The Proposition (2005)
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
EO (2022)
Zelig (1983)
Crash (1996)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Dogville (2003)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Antichrist (2009)