The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-11-21

Languages:

Danish, English, French, Spanish

Countries:

Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, France

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (6134 Reviews)

Genres:

Documentary

Cast:

Writer:

Sophie Destin (poem)

Asger Leth (script)

Jèrgen Leth (script)

Lars von Trier (script)

Fullplot:

"The Five Obstructions", a 100 min. theatre documentary directed by Lars von Trier and Jèrgen Leth. An investigative journey into the phenomenon of "documentary", based on manifestos written by each director. About a filmmaker not only revisiting, but also recreating (not in a conventional sense) one of his first films, The Perfect Human / Det perfekte menneske (1967), a document on life in Denmark, containing the familiar Leth idiosyncrasies

Recommended Movies

Noriko's Dinner Table

Noriko's Dinner Table

A teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS,...

Read More
Pieces of April

Pieces of April

A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinne...

Read More
The Myth of Fingerprints

The Myth of Fingerprints

An ambitious debut for writer/director Bart Freundlich charting the unrest with a family who gather together for thanks ...

Read More
La terrazza

La terrazza

Expensive vines, tables filled with food, but emptiness inside. Everyone has stopped developing, and fastened in their r...

Read More
Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron

In 1943, in the Russian front, the decorated leader Rolf Steiner is promoted to Sergeant after another successful missio...

Read More
The Scent of Green Papaya

The Scent of Green Papaya

A little girl, Mui, went to a house as a new servant. The mother still mourns the death of her daughter, who would have ...

Read More
Made in Britain

Made in Britain

Trevor is a 16 year old, sometimes-violent skinhead with no regard for authority, and would rather spend his time steali...

Read More

Become a Movie Insider

Join our mailing list and get access to expert analysis, trivia, and recommendations that will elevate your movie-watching experience.

View our privacy policy.