The Perfect Human

1968 · 13 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 2,613 VOTES · DIR. Jørgen Leth

Overview

An elegant and humorous film—in the guise of a serious anthropological treatise—spotlights "The Perfect Human," a model of the modern Dane created by our wishful thinking.

Drama1960s

Dialogue Timeline — 132 lines

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00:00:03 THE PERFECT HUMAN
00:01:36 We will see the perfect human functioning.
00:01:55 And what he can do.
00:02:13 Look at this human's eye.
00:02:33 The perfect human can move in a room.
00:03:04 Running.
00:03:27 Look, now she lays down.
00:04:19 Who is he?
00:04:35 Look at him now.
00:04:54 and with nothing.
00:05:14 Now the perfect human undresses.
00:05:29 Boots.
00:05:42 The clothes come off.
00:06:24 Is it dry?
00:06:39 The throat?
00:07:17 The room is no longer empty.
00:08:06 Listen to its sounds.
00:08:38 In the middle of my heart there was a small spot.
00:09:00 and the voice.
00:09:23 We will se the fish being cut.
00:10:19 What is he thinking?
00:10:34 Death?
00:11:32 Why is fortune so capricious? Why is joy so quickly...
00:12:34 Today, too, I experienced something I hope to understand in a few days.

Cast & Characters

Majken Algren Nielsen The Perfect Woman Claus Nissen The Perfect Man Jørgen Leth Speaker Jørgen Leth Speaker

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed132
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line00:12:34

Production Record

DirectorJørgen Leth
LanguageDanish
IMDb votes2,613