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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2003-11-07
- video_camera_front Companies Panic Productions, Wajnbrosse Productions, Almaz Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments
- timer Runtime: 90 Mins
- star Rating: 6.9 / 10
- favorite Likes: 155 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0354575
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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")

Jørgen Leth
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +

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")

Bent Christensen
Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")

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)

Lars von Trier
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")

Bob Sabiston
Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
groups Crew

Camilla Skousen
Editor

Vibeke Windeløv
Executive Producer

Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer

Marianne Christensen
Casting

Jørgen Leth
Director

Marianne Christensen
Line Producer

Magdalena García
Casting

Morten Højbjerg
Editor

Carsten Holst
Producer

Anders Jacobsen
Producer

Lars von Trier
Director

Dan Holmberg
Director of Photography

Lars von Trier
Writer

Katy O'Connor
Animation

Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Delegated Producer

Amrit Gangar
Production Manager

Asger Leth
Second Unit Director of Photography

François Zeegers
Gaffer

Pia Nielsen
Post Production Supervisor

Martin Saabye Andersen
Sound Engineer

Jan Juhler
Sound Engineer

Mike Layne
Animation

Mette Høst Hansen
Post-Production Manager

Fabien Pascal
Color Timer

Tom Heene
Production Manager

Sophie Destin
Poem

Yeslam bin Laden
Co-Executive Producer

Nicole Mora
Co-Executive Producer

Jens de Place Bjørn
Sound Engineer

Hans Møller
Sound Designer

Elisabeth Houtart
Costume Design

Thomas Therchilsen
Color Grading

Asger Leth
Writer

Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Co-Executive Producer

Morten Bøttzauw
Sound Engineer

Christine Ekstrand
Post Production Assistant

Paul Heymans
Sound Engineer

Thomas Caspersen
Digital Film Recording

Rasmus Christoffersen
Production Assistant

Stefan Maenen
Production Runner

Johanne Stainer
Production Coordinator

Kristian Leth
Additional Music

Signe Birket-Smith
Producer's Assistant

Lars von Trier
Idea

Asger Leth
Second Unit Director

Lisa Schonker
Makeup Artist

Tom Koester
Sound Engineer

Randy Cole
Animation

Jennifer Deutrom
Animation

Bob Sabiston
Animation Director

Daniel Dencik
Additional Editing

Simon Kristiansen
Online Editor

Magdalena Coamano
Makeup Artist

Holly Sabiston
Animation

Susan Sabiston
Animation

Jørgen Leth
Writer

Gérald Morin
Co-Executive Producer

Bob Sabiston
Animation

Patrick Thornton
Animation

Anne Katrine Andersen
Post Production Producer

Michael Frank Nielsen
Color Timer

Delphine Coterel
Location Manager

José Luis Figueroa
Production Driver

Asger Leth
First Assistant Director

Anders Valbro
Music Consultant

Anne Katrine Andersen
Post-Production Manager

Magdalena García
Production Manager

Michel Vinck
Props

Marlene Billie Andreasen
Online Editor

Majken Bramstrup
Production Assistant

Jesper Grüner
Production Assistant

Nina Munch Petersen
Producer's Assistant

Manka Sierakowski
Production Assistant

Füsun Eriksen
Public Relations

Suhas Bhiwandkar
Production Coordinator

Floyd E. Casper
Production Coordinator

Melanie Munt
Acting Double

Ann Vognsen
Accountant

Javier Gonzales
Production Coordinator

Deepak Rao
Production Coordinator

Marie-Aude Goddard
Production Assistant

Mairead O'Leary
Production Assistant

Mikkel Maltha
Music Consultant

Rogier Van Eck
Production Assistant

Ann Køj
Accountant

Sonja Egemar
Accountant

Jordan Savel
Production Assistant

Isabelle Corlier
Production Assistant

Michel Detry
Accountant

Juan Pacífico
Hairstylist

Manuel Dacosse
Additional Director of Photography

Adam Morris Philp
Additional Director of Photography
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