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The Idiots is a 1998 Danish drama and comedy film directed by Lars von Trier, who also wrote the screenplay and served as director of photography. Produced by Vibeke Windeløv through Zentropa and other companies, the movie features Bodil Jørgensen, Jens Albinus, Anne Louise Hassing, and Troels Lyby. It is associated with the Dogme 95 movement and was filmed in 35 mm format. The narrative is set in Søllerød Municipality during the 1990s.
The film has a runtime of 110 to 117 minutes and explores themes including group dynamics, psychological repression, and self-expression values. It received a nomination for the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter at the 11th European Film Awards. The work holds a rating of 6.7 on IMDb and an average vote of 6.451 on TMDb. It was distributed by October Films and is available via video on demand.
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6.5A group of people gather at a Copenhagen suburban home to break all the limitations and to bring out the 'inner idiot' in themselves.
Cast
- Bodil Jørgensen as Karen
- Jens Albinus as Stoffer
- Anne Louise Hassing as Susanne
- Troels Lyby as Henrik
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Jeppe
- Louise Mieritz as Josephine
Themes
- mentally disabled
- staging
- normality
- freedom
- lifestyle
- commune
- test of courage
- idiot
- publicity
- social control
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 11th European Film Awards
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- Denmark
- Original language
- Danish
- Main subject
- joie de vivre
- Movement
- Dogme 95
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Screenwriter
- Lars von Trier
- Producer
- Vibeke Windeløv
- Production company
- VPRO
- Cinematographer
- Lars von Trier
- Narrative location
- Søllerød Municipality
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 365740
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- Idioterne
- publication date
- 1998-00-00
- distributed by
- October Films
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
- set in period
- 1990s
- film format
- 35 mm film
- review score
- 48/100
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