The Five Obstructions (2003)

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.

Genres: Documentary

What to watch after The Five Obstructions

• Side by Side (2012) — Same subject: filmmaking
• Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999) — Two steps away in the credits
• Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) — Same subject: director, filmmaking
• The White Diamond (2004) — Same feel: philosophical, thought-provoking
• The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006) — Same feel: complex, philosophical
• 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) — Same subject: director