The Five Obstructions details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, LOVEFiLM Instant |
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| Starring: | Majken Algren Nielsen, Jorgen Leth, Claus Nissen |
| Directors: | Jorgen Leth, Lars Von Trier |
| Genres: | Documentary - Entertainment, Drama - Crime, World Cinema - Spanish |
| Collections: | Nordic Drama, Super Cool Films, Tenuous Numbers |
| Title | Runtime | Certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|
The Five Obstructions |
1hr 27 mins | 15 |
LOVEFiLM Instant Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 27 minutes |
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| Rental release: | To be confirmed |
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Two directors playing cinematic ping-pong
By Rory Aitken from Totnes, England , 19 Mar 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
A fabulous insight into the workings of the minds of two top directors, Leth and Von Trier play a game of cat and mouse over a remake of Leth's original 'The Perfect Human Being' a black and white short film from the late 60's that influenced a generation of later Scandinavian film-makers. Of course, one can't remake anything, and of course, nothing is ever really original anyway, so to make thing interesting Von Trier trhows curve balls at Leth in his attempts at remaking the original gem (also on the DVD). Five short films later, you can draw your own conclusions. I absolutely LOVED it as a whole (two of the five shorts were just gems!)- Was this review helpful to you?
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(13)von Trier being the playful imp
By a customer from London , 12 Oct 2010THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Criminal.
By Boatthink (76 reviews) from Burton , 15 Nov 2009How can a film maker capable of Breaking the Waves produce such tosh and then let it out into the world?- Was this review helpful to you?
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Five Obstructions - My Review
By DaddyTank (203 reviews) from Ulan Bator , 04 Aug 2009The Perfect Human is a fun if somewhat anachronistic short, which is tinkered with by the original director for von Trier's amusement. A film for film students really but the revamped versions are very interesting to watch.- Was this review helpful to you?
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a recipe for a masterpiece
By a customer from Beckenham , 06 Jun 2009Who is the master and who is the student in this genially twisted report of two amazing film directors' day to day creative exercises? One challenges another because he was challenged in the first place. Absolutely brilliant. A recipe for a great 'auteur' - tiny pancakes, a bottle of vodka and a jar of caviar with a spatula (no metal please!) in the morning, an old friend on the old sofa opposite and a hurricane of crazy ideas, to help both of you understand what life is about. Oh yes. Also add a Havana cigar and a Scandinavian guy dancing to the brazilian hit. This recipe turns out to be absolutely delicious.- Was this review helpful to you?
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For diehard Dogme fans only
By Noseyjoe (167 reviews) from London , 17 Mar 2009Sorry, maybe I should have given this longer, but it's all just too self-regarding for me. Okay so Lars and his chums made a B&W short in 1967 called 'The Perfect Human'. Having dutifully sat through all 15 mins of it (felt like 15 hours) before watching the main feature, I was singularly underwhelmed. So who would want to watch them re-making and re-making it 40 years later? Although I've liked some of Denmark's recent 'Dogme' collective of directors, I can't help thinking they're some kind of cartel who control what films are made in Denmark (or at least exported). They were big a few years ago but maybe now it's time to give someone else a chance...- Was this review helpful to you?
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