De fem benspænd (2003)

Title: The Five Obstructions

Original Title: De fem benspænd

Release Date: 2003-11-07

Status: Released

Rating: 6.9/10 (from 159 votes)

Language: DA

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Panic Productions, Wajnbrosse Productions, Almaz Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments

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.