The Five Obstructions
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Lars von Trier challenges filmmaker Jorgen Leth to remake his own classic short five times, each under increasingly impossible rules — and genius emerges.
Why watch: Von Trier challenges his mentor Leth to remake his favorite film five times with impossible rules.
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Cast
Jørgen Leth as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Lars von Trier as Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
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")
Jacqueline Arenal as The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa as (segment "Cuba")
Patrick Bauchau as The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Alexandra Vandernoot as The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Marie Dejaer as Maid (segment "Brussels")
Pascal Perez as Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
Meschell Perez as Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
Bent Christensen as Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
Anders Hove as Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Charlotte Sieling as Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Crew
Jørgen Leth — Director
Lars von Trier — Director
Lars von Trier — Writer
Asger Leth — Writer
Jørgen Leth — Writer
Vibeke Windeløv — Executive Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen — Executive Producer
Carsten Holst — Producer
Anders Jacobsen — Producer
Marianne Christensen — Casting
Magdalena García — Casting
Dan Holmberg — Director of Photography
Camilla Skousen — Editor
Morten Højbjerg — Editor
Elisabeth Houtart — Costume Design
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