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Aro Recommended Five Obstructions, The

 

aka: 5 Obstructions
Denmark 2004, 87 minutes
Dir. Lars Von Trier, Jorgen Leth
In Danish, English, French with English subtitles
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Documentary / Arts & Artists

Topics: Experimental, Showbiz.

 

Aroview: Arthouse big-shot Lars Von Trier pays off another gambit with what turns out to be a stimulating rumination on the process of film-making and the psychology of art and artists.

Inspired by the Danish 1967 short film, "The Perfect Human", Von Trier proffers a challenge to its revered creator - a not-so-youthful Jorgen Leth - to remake his film in five set pieces using a set of prescribed (yet often random) limitations or 'obstructions'.

Part experiment, part game, part therapy session, the result is a fascinating, unpredictable cinematic hybrid that mulches many facets of the artistic process with the experimental 'art' of both the new and original films. And while it falls a little short of its intended profundity (at least on first viewing), this unique provocation will set curious minds racing, and is bound to be a contagious form of artistic inspiration.

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DVD Features

Also includes the original short film THE PERFECT HUMAN.

  • audio commentary
  • extra stuff
  • trailers
  • aspect ratio: 16:9
 

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