Acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors -- Preface / Mette Hjort -- Romancing the Dane : ethics and observation / Susan Dwyer -- Style and creativity in the Five obstructions / Mette Hjort -- Constraint, cruelty and conversation / Hector Rodriguez -- Artistic nesting in the Five obstructions / Paisley Livingston -- Work and play : the 5-0 game / Trevor Ponech -- To calculate the moment : Leth's life as art / Peter Schrepelern -- Funny games / Murray Smith -- The Dekalog interview : Jørgen Leth -- The Dekalog re-view