24 Jan 2002
Decasia: The State of Decay
A meditation on the human quest to transcend physicality, constructed from decaying archival footage and set to an original symphonic score.
The Five Obstructions
Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a different set of bizarre and challenging rules.
Top Billed Cast
Claus Nissen The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Majken Algren Nielsen The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
Jacqueline Arenal The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa (segment "Cuba")
Patrick Bauchau The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
Alexandra Vandernoot The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")
Marie Dejaer Maid (segment "Brussels")
Pascal Perez Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")
Meschell Perez Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")
Anders Hove Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Charlotte Sieling Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")
Jan Nowicki Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)
Stina Ekblad Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)
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