The Perfect Human
Jun 14 1968
•0h 13m
•Drama
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.
Cast
See allMajken Algren Nielsen
The Perfect Woman
Claus Nissen
The Perfect Man
Jørgen Leth
Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
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