The Five Obstructions

6.9 2003 • 1h 30

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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Cast

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")

Jørgen Leth

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

Patrick Bauchau

The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)

Alexandra Vandernoot

The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

Marie Dejaer

Maid (segment "Brussels")

Pascal Perez

Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")

Meschell Perez

Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")

Bent Christensen

Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")

Anders Hove

Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Charlotte Sieling

Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Jan Nowicki

Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)

Stina Ekblad

Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)

Lars von Trier

Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")

Bob Sabiston

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