The Five Obstructions (De fem benspænd) 20 years old

The Five Obstructions

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.

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The Five Obstructions Cast

Name Character
Lars von Trier He was 48, now 67 years old as Himself - Obstructor / Lars von Trier
Stina Ekblad She was 50, now 70 years old as Woman with money, from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human
Bent Christensen He was 74, 62 years old when he died as Gangster from "Det gode og det onde" 1975 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human: Cartoon"
Patrick Bauchau He was 65, now 85 years old as The Perfect Man, Brussels / Speaker / Speaker
Bob Sabiston He was 37, 21 years old when he died as Himself
Jørgen Leth He was 66, now 86 years old as Speaker / Himself - Director / Speaker / The Perfect Man / Speaker / Speaker / Jørgen Leth / The Perfect Human / Speaker
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez as The Perfect Man, Cuba
Majken Algren Nielsen as The Perfect Woman, from 'Det perfekte menneske' 1967)
Pascal Perez as Couple
Claus Nissen He was 65, 69 years old when he died as The Perfect Man - from 'Det perfekte menneske' 1967
Anders Hove He was 48, 22 years old when he died as Naked Man, from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human: Cartoon"
Charlotte Sieling She was 43, now 63 years old as Naked Woman - from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human: Cartoon"
Jan Nowicki He was 64, now 84 years old as Man with jacket, from "Notater om kærligheden" 1989 featured in segment "Obstruction #4 - The Perfect Human
Jacqueline Arenal She was 36, now 56 years old as The Perfect Woman, Cuba
Marie Dejaer as Maid
Meschell Perez as Couple
Alexandra Vandernoot She was 38, now 58 years old as The Perfect Woman, Brussels
Vivian Rosa

The Five Obstructions Crew

Name Department
Gerald Morin as Producer. He was 43 (now 63) years old Production
Morten Højbjerg as Editor. He was 28 (now 48) years old Editing
Camilla Skousen as Editor. She was 61 (now 81) years old Editing
Sophie Destin as Author. Writing
Carsten Holst as Producer. Production
Anders Jacobsen as Producer. He was 19 (now 39) years old Production
Marianne Christensen as Line Producer. She was 54 (now 74) years old Production
Marianne Christensen as Casting. She was 54 (now 74) years old Production
Signe Birket-Smith as Producer. Production
Kim Hattesen as Director of Photography. He was 47 (now 67) years old Camera
Dan Holmberg as Director of Photography. He was 59 (now 79) years old Camera
Nicole Mora as Producer. Production
Vibeke Windeløv as Executive Producer. She was 53 (now 73) years old Production
Jørgen Leth as Director. He was 66 (now 86) years old Directing
Jørgen Leth as Author. He was 66 (now 86) years old Writing
Asger Leth as Author. He was 34 (now 54) years old Writing
Marc-Henri Wajnberg as Producer. He was 51 (now 71) years old Production
Magdalena García as Casting. Production
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The Five Obstructions (20 years)

  • Release day: Friday, November 07, 2003
  • Runtime: 90 minutes