The Five Obstructions poster
Director Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth

The Five Obstructions

Original Title: De fem benspænd

Release Date: 2003-11-07

Duration: 90 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Lars von Trier
    Himself - Obstructor / Lars von Trier
  • Patrick Bauchau
    The Perfect Man, Brussels / Speaker / Speaker
  • Alexandra Vandernoot
    The Perfect Woman, Brussels
  • Stina Ekblad
    Woman with money, from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human
  • Anders Hove
    Naked Man, from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human: Cartoon"
  • Jacqueline Arenal
    The Perfect Woman, Cuba
  • Charlotte Sieling
    Naked Woman - from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human: Cartoon"
  • Jørgen Leth
    Speaker / Himself - Director / Speaker / The Perfect Man / Speaker / Speaker / Jørgen Leth / The Perfect Human / Speaker
  • Bent Christensen
    Gangster from "Det gode og det onde" 1975 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human: Cartoon"
  • Jan Nowicki
    Man with jacket, from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human