The five obstructions / Zentropa Real Aps, Almaz Film Production sa, Wajnbrosse Productions, Panic Productions present ; a film by Jørgen Leth & Lars von Trier ; produced by Carsten Holst.
Edition:
Special remastered edition.
Publisher:
Kino Lorber,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
1 DVD (87 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Remake of (work): Perfekte menneske (Motion picture) Container of (work): Perfekte menneske (Motion picture) Perfect human.
Notes:
Aspect ratio 16x9, 1.78:1 (Widescreen). With: Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier. Claus Nissen, Maiken Algren, Daniel Hernández Rodríguez, Jacqueline Arenal, Vivian Rosa, Patrick Bauchau, Alexandra Vandernoot. Based on the short film Perfekte menneske = Perfect human / Jørgen Leth (1967). Extras: short film Det perfekte menneske = Perfect human / Jørgen Leth (1967 ; 12 min.) ; commentary soundtrack with Jørgen Leth ; theatrical trailer.
"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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