Jørgen Leth
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Directed by Lars von Trier
influenced by The Perfect Human (1968), The Five Obstructions (2003)
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In the 2004 The Five Obstructions, Von Trier challenged director Jorgen Leth to remake his 1967 film The Perfect Human five times, each time with a different arbitrary obstacle.
In the 2004 The Five Obstructions, Von Trier challenged director Jorgen Leth to remake his 1967 film The Perfect Human five times, each time with a different arbitrary obstacle.
As if taking on a version of the challenges he posed to filmmaker Jørgen Leth in The Five Obstructions, von Trier makes each segment distinct, whether shooting one in black and white, or confining the action of another almost entirely to a single scene and space.
As Jørgen Leth and Lars von Trier demonstrated so poetically in The Five Obstructions, giving filmmakers severe restrictions can result in highly accomplished films.