Academy Award-winning director becomes the second acclaimed filmmaker to join with Von Trier on The Five Obstructions Project.
Acclaimed Danish director Lars von Trier and Academy Award -winning director Martin Scorsese will join together in a follow-up to von Trier´s acclaimed 2003 documentary with Jørgen Leth that looked into the heart of the filmmaking process entitled THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS. In 2003´s THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS, von Trier challenged Leth to remake his short film THE PERFECT HUMAN (1967) five times, while providing him with a different set of “obstructions” for each. The process forced Leth to rethink the history and characters in his original film. Von Trier will apply this same method to Scorsese with a new set of obstructions. Additional details will not be disclosed, but the co-production between Scorsese´s Sikelia Productions and von Trier´s Zentropa Real ApS, is looking to start production next year.
The project will be produced by Emma Tillinger Koskoff for Sikelia Productions and Carsten Holst and Louise Vesth on behalf of Zentropa Real ApS. Scorsese´s next feature film, SILENCE, is set to begin production in early 2012 and his upcoming film HUGO CABRET will be released November 2011. Von Trier´s next film MELANCHOLIA will be premiering May 18th in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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