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The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions is a 2003 Danish documentary film directed by Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth. The film is conceived as a documentary, but incorporates lengthy sections of experimental films produced by the filmmakers. The premise is that Trier has created a challenge for his friend and mentor, Jørgen Leth, another renowned filmmaker. Lars von…

The obstructions, Collaboration with Martin Scorsese & Reception

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Based on
The Perfect Human by Jørgen Leth
Country
Denmark
Directed by
Lars von Trier Jørgen Leth
Distributed by
Zentropa Real ApS Wajnbrosse Productions Koch-Lorber Films
Languages
Danish English French Spanish
Produced by
Carsten Holst

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The obstructions

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related to Further reading · 16
The Five Obstructions → Carl Rendit, December, Film, Hjort, In Livingston, ISBN, London, Mette, October, Paisley Nathan, Philosophy, Plantinga, Retrieved, Routledge, Routledge Philosophy Companions, The Routledge Companion
related to Collaboration with Martin Scorsese · 12
The Five Obstructions → He, In, It, Lars, Martin Scorsese, Marty's, Paul Schrader, Robert De Niro, Scorsese's, Taxi Driver, Trier, Variety
related to External links · 10
The Five Obstructions → Archived, Episode, IMDbMovies You May Have, March, Missed, Rotten Tomatoes Denmark, September, Watch The Five Obstructions, Wayback MachineThe Five Obstructions, We Challenge You
related to Reception · 5
The Five Obstructions → It, Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, Sight, Sound
Release dates · 2
The Five Obstructions → 11 September 2003 (2003-09-11) (TIFF), 21 November 2003 (2003-11-21) (Denmark)
Based on · 1
The Five Obstructions → The Perfect Human by Jørgen Leth
Country · 1
The Five Obstructions → Denmark
Directed by · 1
The Five Obstructions → Lars von Trier Jørgen Leth
Distributed by · 1
The Five Obstructions → Zentropa Real ApS Wajnbrosse Productions Koch-Lorber Films
Languages · 1
The Five Obstructions → Danish English French Spanish

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The Five ObstructionsDistributed byZentropa Real ApS Wajnbrosse Productions Koch-Lorber Films1.00infobox
The Five ObstructionsLanguagesDanish English French Spanish1.00infobox
The Five ObstructionsProduced byCarsten Holst1.00infobox
The Five ObstructionsRelease dates11 September 2003 (2003-09-11) (TIFF)1.00infobox
The Five ObstructionsRelease dates21 November 2003 (2003-11-21) (Denmark)1.00infobox
The Five ObstructionsRunning time90 minutes1.00infobox
The Five ObstructionsStarringLars von Trier Jørgen Leth Claus Nissen Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez Patrick Bauchau1.00infobox
The Five ObstructionsWritten byLars von Trier Jørgen Leth1.00infobox
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