The Perfect Human
The Perfect Human Being (Det Perfekte Menneske)
Denmark 1967, b&w, 35mm, 13min
directed by: Jorgen Leth
A 13-minute document on human behaviour.
“As in other of his films, the anthropological study is a mark of this short film. On the director’s words, the film shows a beautiful and young couple that works as an object of demonstration. “"Let’s see how an individual becomes more apt to live, forced by the roles attributed to him."” Everything happens in a clear place, with a dissection illumination. The film is a document - or a document-metaphor - about life in Denmark, at 1967. The intention is to show a model of perfect human, created from our craved conceptions. To Leth, this model is more representative about the human tendencies than a serious sociological report about life in Denmark.”