, 1h30
Directed by Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, Documentary, Anthology film
Themes Films about films, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films about prostitution, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about prostitution, Documentary films about films
Actors Patrick Bauchau, Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier, Alexandra Vandernoot, Anders Hove, Bent Christensen
Roles Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)
Rating73%
Lars von Trier prétend que le court-métrage Det perfekte menneske de Jørgen Leth sorti en 1967 est son film préféré. Dans le but de lui rendre hommage, mais d'une manière perverse, à la fois manipulatrice et créatrice, il propose à l'auteur du film original, son compatriote Jørgen Leth, de détruire et de reconstruire autrement ce court-métrage. Il défie Leth d'en tourner cinq remakes. Pour chaque projet, il lui impose de nouvelles « obstructions », consignes, restrictions, interdictions plus ou moins arbitraires, l'obligeant à repenser l'histoire, l'esthétique et les personnages de son film. Il s'ensuit à chaque épreuve un feed back entre les deux hommes où Lars von Trier, dans une sorte de position de « directeur de conscience », à la limite de l'humiliation, semble prendre à cœur de déconstruire et détruire ce que Jørgen Leth a réalisé.

, 1h39
Directed by Richard Linklater
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Animation
Actors Wiley Wiggins, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater, Alex Jones, Adam Goldberg
Roles Art Direction
Rating76%
Waking Life is about an unnamed young man living an ethereal existence that lacks transitions between everyday events and that eventually progresses toward an existential crisis. For most of the film he observes quietly but later participates actively in philosophical discussions involving other characters—ranging from quirky scholars and artists to everyday restaurant-goers and friends—about such issues as metaphysics, free will, social philosophy, and the meaning of life. Other scenes do not even include the protagonist's presence, but rather, focus on a random isolated person, group of people, or couple engaging in such topics from a disembodied perspective. Along the way, the film touches also upon existentialism, situationist politics, posthumanity, the film theory of André Bazin, and lucid dreaming, and makes references to various celebrated intellectual and literary figures by name.

, 1h38
Directed by Caveh Zahedi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Caveh Zahedi, Rebecca Lord, Emily Morse, Vicca
Roles Animation
Rating59%
La comédie autobiographique de Caveh Zahedi récompensée par un Gotham Award revient sur sa dépendance au sexe, son obsession des prostituées et comment cela a affecté ses relations et ses mariages..

, 1h30
Directed by Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, Documentary, Anthology film
Themes Films about films, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films about prostitution, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about prostitution, Documentary films about films
Actors Patrick Bauchau, Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier, Alexandra Vandernoot, Anders Hove, Bent Christensen
Roles Animation
Rating73%
Lars von Trier prétend que le court-métrage Det perfekte menneske de Jørgen Leth sorti en 1967 est son film préféré. Dans le but de lui rendre hommage, mais d'une manière perverse, à la fois manipulatrice et créatrice, il propose à l'auteur du film original, son compatriote Jørgen Leth, de détruire et de reconstruire autrement ce court-métrage. Il défie Leth d'en tourner cinq remakes. Pour chaque projet, il lui impose de nouvelles « obstructions », consignes, restrictions, interdictions plus ou moins arbitraires, l'obligeant à repenser l'histoire, l'esthétique et les personnages de son film. Il s'ensuit à chaque épreuve un feed back entre les deux hommes où Lars von Trier, dans une sorte de position de « directeur de conscience », à la limite de l'humiliation, semble prendre à cœur de déconstruire et détruire ce que Jørgen Leth a réalisé.

, 1h39
Directed by Richard Linklater
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Animation
Actors Wiley Wiggins, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater, Alex Jones, Adam Goldberg
Roles Animation
Rating76%
Waking Life is about an unnamed young man living an ethereal existence that lacks transitions between everyday events and that eventually progresses toward an existential crisis. For most of the film he observes quietly but later participates actively in philosophical discussions involving other characters—ranging from quirky scholars and artists to everyday restaurant-goers and friends—about such issues as metaphysics, free will, social philosophy, and the meaning of life. Other scenes do not even include the protagonist's presence, but rather, focus on a random isolated person, group of people, or couple engaging in such topics from a disembodied perspective. Along the way, the film touches also upon existentialism, situationist politics, posthumanity, the film theory of André Bazin, and lucid dreaming, and makes references to various celebrated intellectual and literary figures by name.