One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage vs The Five Obstructions
One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Five Obstructions). One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 30m. The Five Obstructions is the older of the two (2003 against 2019). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage
The Five Obstructions| One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage | The Five Obstructions | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 21m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Edward A. Burger | Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier |
| Main cast | – | Patrick Bauchau, Lars von Trier, Anders Hove, Jørgen Leth, Claus Nissen |
Synopsis
One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage
ONE MIND is an immersive cinematic meditation on Zen monastic life in China, where a communion of nature, meditation, and labor reveals a carefully crafted way of life that reflects the very wisdom it seeks to cultivate.
The Five Obstructions
In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates…
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