The Five Obstructions
2003
90
minutes
Documentary
Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a different set of bizarre and challenging rules.
Language
Danish
Release Date
November 7, 2003
Cast
Claus Nissen
The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Majken Algren Nielsen
The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
Jacqueline Arenal
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa
(segment "Cuba")
Jørgen Leth
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Patrick Bauchau
The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Alexandra Vandernoot
The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Marie Dejaer
Maid (segment "Brussels")
Pascal Perez
Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
Meschell Perez
Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
Bent Christensen
Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
Anders Hove
Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Charlotte Sieling
Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Jan Nowicki
Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)
Stina Ekblad
Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)
Lars von Trier
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
Bob Sabiston
Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Lars von Trier
Director
Jørgen Leth
Director
Asger Leth
First Assistant Director
Asger Leth
Second Unit Director
Production
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer
Vibeke Windeløv
Executive Producer
Marianne Christensen
Line Producer
Marianne Christensen
Casting
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Delegated Producer
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Co-Executive Producer
Ann Vognsen
Accountant
Gérald Morin
Co-Executive Producer
Anders Jacobsen
Producer
Tom Heene
Production Manager
Carsten Holst
Producer
Ann Køj
Accountant
Magdalena García
Casting
Magdalena García
Production Manager
Manka Sierakowski
Production Assistant
Jesper Grüner
Production Assistant
Anne Katrine Andersen
Post Production Producer
Signe Birket-Smith
Producer's Assistant
Majken Bramstrup
Production Assistant
Rogier Van Eck
Production Assistant
Mairead O'Leary
Production Assistant
Javier Gonzales
Production Coordinator
Stefan Maenen
Production Runner
Nina Munch Petersen
Producer's Assistant
Deepak Rao
Production Coordinator
Jordan Savel
Production Assistant
Johanne Stainer
Production Coordinator
Marie-Aude Goddard
Production Assistant
Sonja Egemar
Accountant
Michel Detry
Accountant
Isabelle Corlier
Production Assistant
Rasmus Christoffersen
Production Assistant
Floyd E. Casper
Production Coordinator
Suhas Bhiwandkar
Production Coordinator
José Luis Figueroa
Production Driver
Delphine Coterel
Location Manager
Amrit Gangar
Production Manager
Yeslam bin Laden
Co-Executive Producer
Nicole Mora
Co-Executive Producer
Camera
Editing
Morten Højbjerg
Editor
Daniel Dencik
Additional Editing
Camilla Skousen
Editor
Fabien Pascal
Color Timer
Marlene Billie Andreasen
Online Editor
Thomas Therchilsen
Color Grading
Michael Frank Nielsen
Color Timer
Simon Kristiansen
Online Editor
Costume & Make-Up
Juan Pacífico
Hairstylist
Lisa Schonker
Makeup Artist
Elisabeth Houtart
Costume Design
Magdalena Coamano
Makeup Artist
Crew
Kristian Leth
Additional Music
Christine Ekstrand
Post Production Assistant
Füsun Eriksen
Public Relations
Pia Nielsen
Post Production Supervisor
Melanie Munt
Acting Double
Anne Katrine Andersen
Post-Production Manager
Sophie Destin
Poem
Mette Høst Hansen
Post-Production Manager
Writing
Art
Manuel Dacosse
Assistant Director of Photography
Adam Morris Philp
Assistant Director of Photography
Michel Vinck
Props
Sound
Hans Møller
Sound Designer
Paul Heymans
Sound Engineer
Anders Valbro
Music Consultant
Mikkel Maltha
Music Consultant
Morten Bøttzauw
Sound Engineer
Jan Juhler
Sound Engineer
Jens de Place Bjørn
Sound Engineer
Martin Saabye Andersen
Sound Engineer
Tom Koester
Sound Engineer
Lighting
Visual Effects