Rent The Five Obstructions (2003)

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Synopsis:
In 'The Five Obstructions' iconoclastic director Lars Von Trier dares legendary 'Renaissance' man and director, producer, novelist, poet and television commentator Jorgen Leth to remake his seminal 1967 short documentary 'The Perfect Human', a cocktail-chic, tongue-in-cheek meditation on human behaviour that Von Trier greatly admires. It's a challenge with a difference, for Leth has to re-produce the film five times, each under fiendish conditions imposed by the perversely playful - and frequently downright sadistic - Von Trier.
Leth stoically rises to the challenge; bravely soldiering on through having to render his work into cartoon form, shoot it in Cuba, again in India, and under other increasingly arduous limitations.
Actors:
, Majken Algren Nielsen, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez, Jacqueline Arenal, Vivian Rosa, , , , Marie Dejaer, Pascal Perez, Meschell Perez, , , ,
Directors:
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Producers:
Carsten Holst
Writers:
Sophie Destin, Asger Leth, Jørgen Leth, Lars Von Trier
Aka:
De Fem Benspaend
Studio:
Drakes Avenue
Genres:
Documentary, Special Interest
Countries:
Denmark
BBFC:
Release Date:
20/09/2004
Run Time:
87 minutes
Languages:
Danish Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Theatrical trailer: The perfect human documentary
BBFC:
Release Date:
16/10/2023
Run Time:
91 minutes
Languages:
Danish LPCM Stereo, English LPCM Stereo, French LPCM Stereo, Spanish LPCM Stereo
Subtitles:
English
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • The Orchid Gardener (1978) - short film directed by Lars von Trier
  • Introduction by Ari Aster: Musings on Lars von Trier
  • Theatrical Trailer

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