METALLICA Drummer To Present 'The Five Obstructions' Documentary

June 22, 2009

According to the California Film Institute, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich will present and discuss a rare screening of an unusual documentary that plays like a provocative game — "The Five Obstructions", co-directed and written by Danish filmmakersJørgen Leth and Lars von Trier.

Von Trier is best known as the director of "Europa", "Dogville", "Dancing in the Dark" and "Breaking the Waves". A multiple award-winner at the Cannes Film Festival, he also co-founded the influential Dogme 95 movement. In "The Five Obstructions", von Trier approaches Jørgen Leth, his mentor in Danish filmmaking, with an assignment to remake one of his own early short films ("The Perfect Human") five different times, on each occasion with a specific " obstruction."

Leth, a leading figure in experimental and documentary filmmaking, has directed over 40 short films and is also a highly acclaimed author of poetry and fiction. Von Trier's mischievous challenges send him around the world, resulting in a film described by The New York Times as " at once like witnessing two chess masters playing dominoes and like spying on a series of therapy sessions." In Danish, English and Spanish with English subtitles. (Denmark 2003) 90 min.

"Films Of My Life: Lars Ulrich Presents The Five Obstructions" will be held on September 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, California.

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