Directors: Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
Year: 2003
Lars von Trier invites his hero film maker, Jørgen Leth to remake his short film "The Perfect Human" five times, but with obstructions dictated by von Trier. Part deconstruction of cinema, part challenge for Leth, part von Trier wrapping his head around the idea that Leth is not "the perfect film maker", rather, just a normal human filmmaker. On the whole, the exercise is an echo of Leth's original short film. It's very interesting to watch, and each remake that Leth is forced to make adds new depth and context to his original idea, and then von Trier's obstruction at the end is his own self-indulgent and purposeful banalizing of Leth's original idea.
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