Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times,...
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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88 %60 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
84 %6,389 reviewsAudience score rating
"A witty deconstruction process."
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Time Out
Time Out"Surprisingly entertaining."
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Variety
Variety"An intriguing duel and an insight into the precarious nature of artistic reputations."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Witty, funny and moving, this film shows von Trier's genius in a warm and flattering light."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Spellbinding mind thriller."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"In only 90 minutes it encourages you to reexamine the nature of cinema."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Like witnessing two chess masters playing dominoes."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A film like this has a limited audience ... but for that audience it offers a rare fascination."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Opens new possibilities despite constraining rules."
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer"Never dull, enhanced as well as limited by von Trier’s signature sadism."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"Riveting."
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle"Depends almost distressingly on the audience’s cheeky sense of bad faith toward Lars von Trier."
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Slant Magazine
Slant MagazineThe Five Obstructions | Details
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland
