The Five Obstructions
Nov 07, 2003 | IMDB 6.9
90 min Watch NowDocumentary
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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The Making of the Wizard of Oz
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1979
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2012
Documentary film about Argentinian filmmaker Fernando Birri. An interview: a journey through documentary filmmaking, his childhood, the dawning of New Latin American cinema...Quentin Dupieux, filmer fait penser
IMDB 8.5 | Jun , 2023
Meeting with the director Quentin Dupieux, who agreed to open the doors of one of his sets on the set of his film “DAAAAAALI!”.On the Trail of Ed Wood
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1990
A documentary on the life and career of filmmaker Edward D. Wood Jr., with clips from his films and interviews with the cast and crews of some of his films.Jorge Prelorán, el cine de un humanista
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2007
Jorge Prelorán was one of the most prolific documentary filmmakers from Argentina. This documentary presents an interview which focuses on his creative work, and on how his ideas about documentaries are key in the uniqueness of his topics and characters.Bricks in Motion
IMDB 6.7 | Jan , 2016
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IMDB 5.7 | Jan , 2000
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IMDB 5.8 | Jan , 2002
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IMDB 4 | Jan , 2005
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IMDB 5 | Dec , 2017
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IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2022
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Clouds
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1969
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IMDB 6 | Oct , 2012
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 1972
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 1975
An analysis of film’s persistent relationship to sexuality, mediated by allusions to early cinema’s flicker, and other aggressive qualities of the cinematic apparatus.Jeune femme à sa fenêtre lisant une lettre
IMDB 5.5 | Jan , 1983
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