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Idioterne (1998) -- The group of people gather at the house in Copenhagen suburb to break all the limitations and to bring out the "inner idiot" in themselves.

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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   10,284 votes
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Writer:
Lars von Trier (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 May 1998 (Belgium) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Society is the mother of all Idiots more
Plot:
The group of people gather at the house in Copenhagen suburb to break all the limitations and to bring out the "inner idiot" in themselves. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Decade in Review: 2000 Top Ten
 (From FilmExperience. 5 November 2009, 1:07 PM, PST)

Lars von Trier is "The Best Director in the World"
 (From Tribeca Film. 20 October 2009, 5:00 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
overlong, no-holds-barred satire fails as social criticism more (121 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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
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 (as Jens Jørgen Spottag)
John Martinus ... Man In Morning-Jacket

Lars Bjarke ... Rocker #1
Ewald Larsen ... Rocker #2
Christian Friis ... Rocker #3
Louise B. Clausen ... Rocker Girl
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 Fure ... Karen's Sister - Britta (as Lotte Munk)
Marina Bouras ... Axel's Wife
Julie Wieth ... Woman With 2 Kids
Kirsten Vaupel ... Art Class Lady #1
Lillian Tillegren ... Art Class Lady #2
Birgit Conradi ... Art Class Lady #3
Peter Frøge ... Man In The Swimmingpool
Albert Wichmann ... High Class Man (as Albert Wickmann)
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bent Sørensen ... Taxa Driver

Lars von Trier ... Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lars von Trier (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Lars von Trier  writer

Produced by
Svend Abrahamsen .... producer: DR TV
Dag Alveberg .... producer: Nordic Film & TV Fund
Peter Aalbæk Jensen .... executive producer
Erik Schut .... co-producer (as Erik Shut)
Marianne Slot .... co-producer
Peter van Vogelpoel .... co-producer (as Peter Van Vogelpoel)
Vibeke Windeløv .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Lars von Trier  (as Lars Von Trier)
 
Film Editing by
Molly Marlene Stensgaard  (as Molly Malene Stensgaard)
 
Casting by
Marie Louise Hedegaard  (as Rie Hedegaard)
 
Production Management
Lene Nielsen .... production manager
 
Sound Department
Kristian Eidnes Andersen .... sound engineer: 2nd unit
John Nielsen .... boom operator
Rene Schrøder .... boom operator
Per Streit .... sound designer
Johan Winbladh .... sound engineer: 2nd unit
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Caroline Sascha Cogez .... clapper loader (as Caroline Cogez)
Caroline Sascha Cogez .... data recorder (as Caroline Cogez)
Edvard Friis-Moeller .... camera assistant (as Edvard Friis-Møller)
Ian Hansen .... camera assistant
Casper Holm .... assistant director of photography
Casper Holm .... camera operator
Jesper Jargil .... assistant director of photography
Jesper Jargil .... camera operator
Kristoffer Nyholm .... assistant director of photography
Kristoffer Nyholm .... camera operator
Jan Schut .... still photographer
 
Editorial Department
Anne Katrine Andersen .... post-production coordinator
Pelle Folmer .... avid consultant
Anne Hovad Fischer .... assistant editor (as Anne Hovad Fisher)
Lene Irgens .... post-production coordinator
Peter Kornbek .... on-line editor
Mogens Rukov .... consultant: editing
Carsten Søsted .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Kim Kristensen .... musician: melodica
 
Other crew
Lene Børglum .... legal advisor
Christel Hammer .... public relations
Ann Køj .... production accountant (as Ann Køj Slemming)
Mette Nelund .... assistant to producer
Nynne Oldenburg .... assistant to producer: Paris
Annette Buch Petersen .... caterer (as 'Petite' Buch Petersen)
Tine Grew Pfeiffer .... production assistant
Mogens Rukov .... script consultant
Jonathan Sydenham .... translator: English
Ann Vognsen .... production accountant
 
Thanks
Niels Vørsel .... acknowledgment: The Idiots wish to thank
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dogma 2: 'The Idiots' (International: English title) (complete title)
Dogma 95 - Idioterne
Dogme # 2 - Idioterne (Denmark) (series title)
Dogme 2 (Denmark)
Idioterna (Sweden)
Idioti (Italy)
Les idiots (France)
The Idiots (International: English title)
Los idiotas (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Os Idiotas (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Идиоты (Russia) [ru]
Idioci (Poland) [pl]
Idiootit (Finland) [fi]
Idioten (Germany) [de]
Les idiots (Canada: French title) [fr]
Oi ilithioi (Greece) [el]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, and for language.
Runtime:
117 min | South Korea:110 min (cut)
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Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Written in four days as part of the Dogma 95 Manifesto. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: This is a film that adheres to the 'Dogme 95' manifesto, so the usual goof rules do not necessarily apply. This includes shots of the crew, microphones and other equipment, as well as continuity errors. more
Quotes:
[Susanne puts a "spastic" Ped behind the van's steering wheel]
Guide at Factory: Who... is he driving?
Susanne: Responsibility does them good.
[Ped drives off recklessly]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Girl Next Door (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Vi Er Dem De Andre Ikke Må lege Med more

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1 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
overlong, no-holds-barred satire fails as social criticism, 24 May 1999
Author: Ron Altman from www.cultmovies.info

This unconventional satire by Danish mastermind Lars von Trier is the second film that conforms entirely to a 1995 pamphlet issued by von Trier and several other filmmakers that declares special effects, costumes and elaborate camera perspectives obsolete, in order to achieve the highest possible degree of immediacy in the filmmaking process. Story concerns a group of people, who live in a villa in a small Danish town pretending to be mentally retarded. They mock at society, try to make money out of everything and generally enjoy themselves when they can do what they like. The point of the film may be social criticism, but it takes far too long to get there, and without an apparent structure in the script, this soon becomes tedious. Film has its moments, is well-acted and sometimes even hilarious, but also unpleasasant and disturbing at some points. No touch of genius here, a major disappointment from the director of such masterpieces as THE ELEMENT OF CRIME, MEDEA, EUROPA, RIGET and BREAKING THE WAVES.

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