The Five Obstructions

Lars von Trier challenges filmmaker Jørgen Leth to remake his cult short The Perfect Human (1967) five times, imposing a new set of rules and restrictions each time. What begins as a playful experiment turns into a game of creative endurance, forcing Leth to rethink his original film while simultaneously exposing the mechanisms of the act of cinematic creation.

Duration: 90’
Production year: 2003
Country: DK, BE, CH, FR
Language: DA, EN, FR, ES Subtitles: PT-BR, EN

Upcoming sessions

19:00

Culturgest

Small Auditorium

Venice Film Festival 2003
TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival 2003

Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth

Born in 1956, Lars von Trier has established himself as the most ambitious and visually distinctive Danish filmmaker on the contemporary scene. He made his feature film debut with The Element of Crime (1984), which earned him international recognition, and solidified his reputation with Europa (1991), Breaking the Waves (1996) and The Idiots (1998). In 1995, he co-founded the Dogme 95 movement, which advocated a more austere and naturalistic approach to filmmaking. His work is characterised by formal experimentation, the subversion of cinematic conventions, and an exploration of the limits of representation. Dancer in the Dark (2000), winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, marked one of the most acclaimed moments of his career. Subsequent films such as Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005), Melancholia (2011), Nymphomaniac: Vol. I and Vol. II (2013), and The House That Jack Built (2018) further confirmed the diversity and radical nature of his trajectory within European and international cinema.

Original title: De fem Benspænd

Upcoming sessions

14 Nov

Culturgest

Small Auditorium

Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth

Credits

Culturgest Small Auditorium

Culturgest

Small Auditorium