The Five Obstructions
The Five Obstructions

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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.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Five Obstructions:

Jørgen Leth
Lars von Trier
Claus Nissen
Majken Algren Nielsen
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
Jacqueline Arenal

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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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Slant Magazine - 9/10 by Eric HendersonThe success of the film depends almost distressingly on the audience's cheeky sense of bad faith toward Lars Von Trier.
Combustible Celluloid - 9/10 by Jeffrey 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-Intelligencer - 9/10 by Sean AxmakerIt all feels like a performance for the camera: von Trier as madman producer taunting the elder filmmaker.
New York Times - 8/10 by A.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-Ledger - 8/10 by Lisa 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.

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