The Perfect Human

Danish director, author and visual artist Jørgen Leth’s compact masterpiece is a gently surreal, satirical commentary on the human condition. Meticulously framed in crisp monochrome shots, this 13-minute gem is pitched as a quasi-anthropological snapshot of a young couple performing everyday tasks in a blank interior space. The film enjoyed a profile boost when fellow Dane Lars von Trier challenged Leth to shoot multiple remakes for their experimental collaboration The Five Obstructions (2003).