7.4

The Five Obstructions

2003, 1h 30min -

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.

"The Five Obstructions" — movie produced in Switzerland, France, Belgium and Denmark and released in 2003. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.4 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 30min. "The Five Obstructions" is currently available to stream on Mubi. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

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William Thomas rated 10 green-star

Witty, funny and moving, this film shows von Trier's genius in a warm and flattering light.

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Marc Savlov rated 8 green-star

This is a friendly game of cat and mouse between the imperturbable elder statesman Leth and his bastard off...

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Roger Ebert rated 8 green-star

...a perverse game of one-upmanship between the Danish director Lars von Trier and his mentor Jorgen Leth

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