📜 Overview:
In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.
🌏 Languages Available:
Danish
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French
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English
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Spanish
📆 Date Released:
2003-11-07
⌚ Running Time:
90 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.918
Beloved Cast
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Jørgen Leth
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
Lars von Trier
The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Claus Nissen
The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Majken Algren Nielsen
The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Jacqueline Arenal
(segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa
The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Patrick Bauchau
The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Alexandra Vandernoot
Maid (segment "Brussels")
Marie Dejaer
Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
Pascal Perez
Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
Meschell Perez
Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")
Bent Christensen
Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Anders Hove
Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Charlotte Sieling
Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)
Jan Nowicki
Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)
Stina Ekblad
Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
Bob Sabiston