The Five Obstructions

Why tonight?

• ◆Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
• ◆In Danish — subtitles on.

The story

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.

• third world
• challenge
• animated scene
• director
• filmmaking
• mentor protégé relationship