may 6
THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS
dirs. Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth
[2003, 90 min]
Melnitz Hall room 2534, The Design Room
Wednesday 5pm
In this documentary, the most game-like of movie directors, Lars von Trier, challenges his former professor, veteran filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 cult short THE PERFECT HUMAN five times. For each remake, the petulant von Trier enforces a series of obstructions that force Leth to navigate the difficulties of rule-bound filmmaking as he traverses the globe. Nutty and combative, this meta-film presents the filmmaking process as a series of game-like moves and counter moves.
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