Black and white pseudo-anthropological study of human behavior depicts in smallest detail a man and a woman during their everyday life routines such as eating, sleeping, walking, dressing up... For the whole time being both of them look perfectly neat, as if not from this world. The author in this, according to many a cult documentary, in an extremely ironical and comical way plays with human perception and desire for various reachable, but more often unattainable ideals.
Jørgen Leth
Jørgen Leth, born in 1937, is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary A Sunday in Hell (1977) and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human (1968). His feature documentary The Five Obstructions (co-directed with Lars von Trier) premiered in Venice in 2003 and was Denmark’s candidate for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
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Det perfekte menneske
Denmark
1967, 12', 35 mm
Directed by:
Jørgen Leth
Screenplay by:
Ole John, Jørgen Leth
Cinematography:
Henning Camre, Ole John
Music:
Henning Christiansen
Produced by:
Laterna Film
