Known for
NRThe first short film in Jørgen Leth and Lars von Trier's The Five Obstructions.
Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba
2003
6.9In 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.
The Five Obstructions
2003
Film credits
2000s · 2 titles
NRThe first short film in Jørgen Leth and Lars von Trier's The Five Obstructions.
Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba
2003
6.9In 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.
The Five Obstructions
2003
