The five obstructions [videorecording] / Zentropa Real ApS ... [et al.] present ; a film by Jørgen Leth & Lars Von Trier ; idea, Lars Von Trier ; produced by Carsten Holst.
With Jørgen Leth, Lars Von Trier. Claus Nissen, Maiken Algren, Daniel Hernández Rodríguez, Jacqueline Arenal, Vivian Rosa, Jørgen Leth, Patrick Bauchau, Alexandra Vandernoot. Filmed in Cuba, Bombay, Brussels & Denmark. Originally produced as a documentary film in 2003. Special features: optional audio commentary in English by Leth; "Det perfekte menneske = The perfect human" (1967, in Danish with English subtitles, 13 min., b&w) / (Det Danske Filminstitut præsenterer ; en film af Jørgen Leth ; med Maiken Algren, Claus Nissen ; drejebog, Ole John, Jørgen Leth ; musik, Henning Christiansen ; kliping, Knud Hauge ; produceret af Laterna film, por Kortfilmrådet) ; Danish theatrical trailer (3 min.); US theatrical trailer (2 min.). "Enhanced for 16:9 [televisions]" -- Container.
Summary:
"Lars von Trier now enters the world of documentary filmmaking alongside his idol, Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth. In 1967, Leth made a 12-minute short film called 'The Perfect Human'. Now, 35 years later, Von Trier challenges Leth to remake his film five times, each time with a new obstruction to force Leth to rethink the story and characters of the original film. Playing the naive anthropologist, Leth rises to the challenge set forth by Von Trier in a game full of traps and vicious turns, and a very surprising outcome" -- Container.
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