"The Five Obstructions", a 100 min. Dano-Belgian theatre documentary directed by Lars von Trier and Jørgen 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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"The Five Obstructions", a 100 min. Dano-Belgian theatre documentary directed by Lars von Trier and Jørgen 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.
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| Planet Sick-BoyJon PopickMakes you wish he could do the same thing with Michael Mann. |
| SPLICEDWireRob BlackwelderAn eccentric and intrepid testament to the pure joy of cinema...a duel of intellect and imagination. |
| NewsdayJohn AndersonLeth leaves the viewer both exhilarated and maybe even optimistic about the capacity of human intelligence and creativity. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA complete original. This ingenious, almost indescribable film won't remind you of anything else because there's nothing else like it. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea Chasea startling revelation about how plastic, in the good sense, that cinema can be as art, as play, and as punishment. |
| Slant MagazineEric HendersonThe success of the film depends almost distressingly on the audience's cheeky sense of bad faith toward Lars Von Trier. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonHis latest film, The Five Obstructions, may be the one that gets the closest to his inner workings, and the one that finally tests him back. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerIt all feels like a performance for the camera: von Trier as madman producer taunting the elder filmmaker. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottWatching The Five Obstructions is at once like witnessing two chess masters playing dominoes and like spying on a series of therapy sessions. |
| Newark Star-LedgerLisa RoseIt's a game of cinematic Survivor that takes on broader meaning, exploring film as a mode of self-expression and the latent insecurity that drives artists to deliver works of greatness. |
