The Idiots (1998)
The Idiots (1998)
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Plot.
With his first Dogma-95 film director Lars von Trier opens up a completely new film platform. With a mix of home-video and documentary styles the film tells the story of a group of young people who have decided to get to know their “inner-idiots” and thus not only facing and breaking their outer appearance but also their inner.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently The Idiots is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: MUBI
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Cast & Crew.
Bodil Jørgensen
Karen
Jens Albinus
Stoffer
Anne Louise Hassing
Susanne
Troels Lyby
Henrik
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Jeppe
Louise Mieritz
Josephine
Henrik Prip
Ped
Luis Mesonero
Miguel
Knud Romer Jørgensen
Axel
Trine Michelsen
Nana
Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis
Katrine
Paprika Steen
High Class Lady
Erik Wedersøe
Stoffer's Uncle
Rie Hedegaard
CastingDirector
Michael Moritzen
Man from Municipality
Anders Hove
Josephine's Father
Jan Elle
Waiter
Claus Strandberg
Guide at Factory
Jens Jørn Spottag
Boss at Advertising Agency
John Martinus
Man in Morning-Jacket
Lars Bjarke
Rocker #1
Ewald Larsen
Rocker #2
Christian Friis
Rocker #3
Hans Henrik Clemensen
Karen's Husband - Anders
Lone Lindorff
Karen's Mother
Erno Müller
Karen's Grandfather
Regitze Estrup
Karen's Sister - Louise
Lotte Munk
Karen's Sister - Britta
Marina Bouras
Axel's Wife
Julie Wieth
Woman with 2 Kids
Kirsten Vaupel
Art Class Lady #1
Lillian Tillegreen
Art Class Lady #2
Birgit Conradi
Art Class Lady #3
Peter Frøge
Man in the Swimmingpool
Albert Wichmann
High Class Man
Ditlev Weddelsborg
Severin at Advertising Agency
Jesper Sønderaas
Svendsen at Advertising Agency
Svend Erik Plannthin
Mongoloid
Torben Meyrowitsch
Mongoloid
Lis Bente Petersen
Mongoloid
Palle Lorentz Emiliussen
Mongoloid
Axel Schmidt
Mongoloid
Iris Albøge
Qualified Carer
Lars von Trier
Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) / Director of Photography / Screenplay / Director
Louise Clausen
Rocker Girl
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Sound Engineer
Johan Winbladh
Sound Engineer
Molly Malene Stensgaard
Editor
Per Streit
Sound Designer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Peter van Vogelpoel
Co-Producer
Marianne Slot
Co-Producer
Lene Nielsen
Production Manager
Jesper Jargil
Camera Operator / Assistant Director of Photography
Mogens Rukov
Script Consultant / Consulting Editor
Kristoffer Nyholm
Camera Operator / Assistant Director of Photography
Anne Hovad Fischer
Assistant Editor
Ian Hansen
Assistant Camera
Kim Kristensen
Musician
Dag Alveberg
Producer
Edvard Friis-Moeller
Assistant Camera
Ann Køj
Production Accountant
Rie Hedegaard
Casting
Peter Kornbek
Online Editor
Nynne Oldenburg
Producer's Assistant
Erik Schut
Co-Producer
Lene Irgens
Post Production Coordinator
Carsten Søsted
Assistant Editor
Mette Nelund
Producer's Assistant
Svend Abrahamsen
Producer
John Nielsen
Boom Operator
Christel Hammer
Public Relations
Rene Schrøder
Boom Operator
Caroline Sascha Cogez
Clapper Loader / Data Wrangler
Casper Holm
Assistant Director of Photography / Camera Operator
Jan Schut
Still Photographer
Ann Vognsen
Production Accountant
Annette Buch Petersen
Catering
Niels Vørsel
Thanks
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 28, 1998
Original NameIdioterne
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Content RatingR
Budget$2,500,000
Box Office$7,200
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
mentally disabled
lifestyle
commune
test of courage
idiot
publicity
staging
normality
social control
mockery
simulation
bodily disabled person
psychology
freedom
coercion
dogme 95
semi-erect penis
erect penis
found footage
Wiki.
The Idiots (Danish: Idioterne) is a 1998 Danish black comedy drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It is his first film made in compliance with the Dogme 95 Manifesto, and is also known as Dogme #2. It is the second film in von Trier's Golden Heart Trilogy, preceded by Breaking the Waves (1996) and succeeded by Dancer in the Dark (2000). It is among the first films to be shot entirely with digital cameras.
It was screened at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Palme d’Or, despite being met with widespread criticism upon release.
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