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The Five Obstructions

Documentary

2003, Movie, 1h 30min

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.

"The Five Obstructions" — documentary movie produced in Switzerland, France, Belgium and Denmark and released in 2003. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.4 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 30min. "The Five Obstructions" is not currently available to stream in India. Save it and we'll notify you when it's available! Make sure to turn on push notifications as well.

Country: Switzerland,France,Belgium,Denmark

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Reviews

Critic William Thomas

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Witty, funny and moving, this film shows von Trier's genius in a warm and flattering light.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Marc Savlov

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This is a friendly game of cat and mouse between the imperturbable elder statesman Leth and his bastard offspring: the capricious, smug von Trier. You’d expect nothing less from the founder of the Dogme 95 movement.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Roger Ebert

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...a perverse game of one-upmanship between the Danish director Lars von Trier and his mentor Jorgen Leth

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Jesper Vestergaard

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...et originalt mesterværk om, med og af to originaler...

Read full review at Cinemazone

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Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth's 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a different set of bizarre and challenging rules. The documentary follows the process of filmmaking under strenuous conditions, pushing the boundaries of creativity and testing the limits of both filmmakers. The result is a fascinating and unique journey into the heart of the filmmaking process.

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