The Five Obstructions

MS12

Genre

Documentary, Experimental

Director

Lars von Trier

Run time

1h 30min

Cast

Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth, Claus Nissen, Patrick Bauchau

An investigative journey into the phenomenon of filmmaking in which filmmaker Jørgen Leth remakes, not once but five times, his own 1968 short film The Perfect Human, each time within a series of guidelines and limitations imposed upon him by director Lars von Trier.

Genre

Documentary, Experimental

Director

Lars von Trier

Run time

1h 30min

Cast

Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth, Claus Nissen, Patrick Bauchau

An investigative journey into the phenomenon of filmmaking in which filmmaker Jørgen Leth remakes, not once but five times, his own 1968 short film The Perfect Human, each time within a series of guidelines and limitations imposed upon him by director Lars von Trier.

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2003

Global distributor

Zentropa Real ApS

Local distributor

Estinfilm OÜ

In cinema

3/23/2022