The Five Obstructions (De fem benspænd) (2003)


The Five Obstructions
7.5 Listal rating
7.3 IMDB rating
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Starring (View all)
Claus Nissen

Claus Nissen

The Perfect Man - from 'Det perfekte menneske' 1967
Majken Algren Nielsen

Majken Algren Nielsen

The Perfect Woman, from 'Det perfekte menneske' 1967)
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

The Perfect Man
Jacqueline Arenal

Jacqueline Arenal

The Perfect Woman
Vivian Rosa

Vivian Rosa

Jørgen Leth

Jørgen Leth

Voice-over
Patrick Bauchau

Patrick Bauchau

The Perfect Man / Voice-over
Alexandra Vandernoot

Alexandra Vandernoot

The Perfect Woman


Written by (View all)
Sophie Destin

Sophie Destin

poem La Femme
Asger Leth

Asger Leth

script


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1 year ago at May 3 16:45
Lars von Trier invites his friend and mentor, Jorgen Leth, to participate in a series of exercizes—or Obstructions—in which Leth must re-shoot his best known film, The Perfect Man. With each re-shooting, von Trier introduces a list of rules that Leth must follow, intent on analyzing not the film, but the director behind it. Von Trier sees Leth as The Perfect Man—cool, calm, in control—and ... read more
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Release date : 7 November 2003
UPC: 741952303497
Documentary (3), Denmark (3), 2000s (2), Switzerland (2), Belgium (2), France (2), Art Film (2), Challenge (2), 2003 (1), Foreign (1), Sort (1), The Five Obsructions (1)
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Leffapäiväkirja 2012 (324 movies items)

"1.9 SD Lars Von Trierin haastaa Jørgen Lethin tekemään viisi uusintaversiota elokuvastaan Perfect Human (kts. alla), mutta matkassa on yksi mutka: Jokaiseen remakeen tulee Larsin itsensä sanelemia estoja, joiden mukaan se pitää tehdä. Tämän vuoksi ensimmäinen remake kuvataan Kuubassa, se sisältää vain alle puolen sekunnin ottoja eikä lainkaan lavasteita, ja sen tulee myös vastata jokaiseen alkuperäisteoksen narraatiossa esiin tulevista kysymyksistä. Tämä on ehdottomasti raj"


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yord posted a review 1 year ago

“Lars von Trier invites his friend and mentor, Jorgen Leth, to participate in a series of exercizes—or Obstructions—in which Leth must re-shoot his best known film, The Perfect Man. With each re-shooting, von Trier introduces a list of rules that Leth must follow, intent on analyzing not the film, but the director behind it. Von Trier sees Leth as The Perfect Man—cool, calm, in control—and he wants to upset that. He wants desperately to get Leth to peer inside himself and see the imperfections, and the weakness that one feels against such nihilistic obstructions (one of which being no shot can be longer than 12 frames). Leth, however, is clearly a gifted director, and he manages to take every painful obstruction and make it work beautifully for his own purposes. He has an insatiable” read more

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""This is the Perfect Man.""


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