The Five Obstructions

(2003)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 183 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2003

Runtime: 88 мин

Country: Belgium, Denmark

Director: Jørgen Leth, Ларс фон Триер

Cast: Jørgen Leth, Ларс фон Триер, Клаус Ниссен, Majken Algren Nielsen, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez, Jacqueline Arenal, Vivian Rosa, Патрик Бошо, Alexandra Vandernoot, Marie Dejaer

Plot

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.