The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions (2003)

TMDb 6.911/7/20031h 30m
Documentary
IMDb

Original Title

De fem benspænd

Status

Released

Production Companies

Panic ProductionsWajnbrosse ProductionsAlmaz Film ProductionsZentropa Entertainments

Original Language

DA

Budget

-

Revenue

$279,032

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.

Director

Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier

Production Countries

Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland

Spoken Languages

Danish, French, English, Spanish

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