In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.
Cast
Jørgen Leth
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Lars von Trier
Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")
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")
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)
Bob Sabiston
Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
Crew
Sophie Destin
Poem
Thomas Caspersen
Digital Film Recording
Lars von Trier
Director, Writer, Idea
Jørgen Leth
Director, Writer
Asger Leth
Writer, First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
Camilla Skousen
Editor
Morten Højbjerg
Editor
Marlene Billie Andreasen
Online Editor
Simon Kristiansen
Online Editor
Daniel Dencik
Additional Editing
Dan Holmberg
Director of Photography
Manuel Dacosse
Additional Director of Photography
Adam Morris Philp
Additional Director of Photography
Thomas Therchilsen
Color Grading
Fabien Pascal
Color Timer
Michael Frank Nielsen
Color Timer
Suhas Bhiwandkar
Production Coordinator
Floyd E. Casper
Production Coordinator
Javier Gonzales
Production Coordinator
Deepak Rao
Production Coordinator
Johanne Stainer
Production Coordinator
Vibeke Windeløv
Executive Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer
Yeslam bin Laden
Co-Executive Producer
Nicole Mora
Co-Executive Producer
Gérald Morin
Co-Executive Producer
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Co-Executive Producer, Delegated Producer
Anders Jacobsen
Producer
Carsten Holst
Producer
Signe Birket-Smith
Producer's Assistant
Nina Munch Petersen
Producer's Assistant
Marianne Christensen
Line Producer, Casting
Majken Bramstrup
Production Assistant
Rasmus Christoffersen
Production Assistant
Isabelle Corlier
Production Assistant
Marie-Aude Goddard
Production Assistant
Jesper Grüner
Production Assistant
Mairead O'Leary
Production Assistant
Jordan Savel
Production Assistant
Manka Sierakowski
Production Assistant
Rogier Van Eck
Production Assistant
Stefan Maenen
Production Runner
Anne Katrine Andersen
Post Production Producer, Post-Production Manager
Mette Høst Hansen
Post-Production Manager
Christine Ekstrand
Post Production Assistant
Pia Nielsen
Post Production Supervisor
Magdalena García
Casting, Production Manager
Elisabeth Houtart
Costume Design
Bob Sabiston
Animation Director, Animation
Randy Cole
Animation
Jennifer Deutrom
Animation
Mike Layne
Animation
Katy O'Connor
Animation
Holly Sabiston
Animation
Susan Sabiston
Animation
Patrick Thornton
Animation
Juan Pacífico
Hairstylist
Magdalena Coamano
Makeup Artist
Lisa Schonker
Makeup Artist
Hans Møller
Sound Designer
Martin Saabye Andersen
Sound Engineer
Morten Bøttzauw
Sound Engineer
Jens de Place Bjørn
Sound Engineer
Paul Heymans
Sound Engineer
Jan Juhler
Sound Engineer
Tom Koester
Sound Engineer
Mikkel Maltha
Music Consultant
Anders Valbro
Music Consultant
Kristian Leth
Additional Music
Michel Detry
Accountant
Sonja Egemar
Accountant
Ann Køj
Accountant
Ann Vognsen
Accountant
Michel Vinck
Props
José Luis Figueroa
Production Driver
Delphine Coterel
Location Manager
Melanie Munt
Acting Double
Füsun Eriksen
Public Relations
François Zeegers
Gaffer
Amrit Gangar
Production Manager
Tom Heene
Production Manager
