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Dominican Rep. The Five Obstructions documentary
- Original title
- De fem benspænd (De fem benspaend) (The Five Obstructions)
- Year
- 2003
- Running time
- 88 min.
- Country
Denmark- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Lars von Trier
Jorgen Leth- Claus Nissen
Jacqueline Arenal- Daniel Hernández Rodriguez
Patrick Bauchau
Alexandra Vandernoot- See all credits
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Denmark-Switzerland-Belgium-France;
- Genre
- Documentary | Dogma. Movie Documentary. Anthology Film
- Synopsis
- In this playful, mischievous look at the creative process, Danish auteur Lars von Trier challenges his mentor Jørgen Leth to remake Leth’s influential 1967 short "The Perfect Human" five times, with each remake having a von Trier-imposed restriction.
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- Awards
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2003: European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary Award
- Critics' reviews
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"A complete original. This ingenious, almost indescribable film won't remind you of anything else because there's nothing else like it."
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"In short, it's amusing only if you agree not to think very much about it."
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"A sensational oddity. It sheds light on the creative process, on filmmaking and on the durability of friendship and professional respect despite the odds."
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"From its very first frames it exerts a powerful fascination."
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