11/7/2003Released
4/4/2004Premiere
Wisconsin Film Festival
4/16/2004Premiere
Philadelphia International Film Festival
5/26/2004Theatrical
New York City, New York
The Five Obstructions(2003)
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.
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Credits
Lars von TrierDirector
Claus NissenThe Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Majken Algren NielsenThe Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Daniel Hernandez RodriguezThe Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
Jacqueline ArenalThe Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa(segment "Cuba")
PRODUCTION
OriginBelgium/Denmark/France/Switzerland
Languagesda
CompaniesPanic Productions/Wajnbrosse Productions/Almaz Film Productions/Zentropa Entertainments