De ydmygede (1998)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Jesper Jargil

Writer:

Jesper Jargil (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Cast

Jens Albinus	...	Himself / Stoffer
Iris Albøge	...	Qualified Carer
Lars Bjarke	...	Himself / Rocker #1
Louise B. Clausen	...	Herself / Rocker Girl
Palle Lorentz Emiliussen	...	Mongol
Christian Friis	...	Himself / Rocker #3
Anne Louise Hassing	...	Herself / Susanne
Jesper Jargil	...	Himself (voice)
Bodil Jørgensen	...	Herself / Karen
Ewald Larsen	...	Himself / Rocker #2
Nikolaj Lie Kaas	...	Himself / Jeppe
Troels Lyby	...	Himself / Henrik
Luis Mesonero	...	Himself / Miguel
Torben Meyrowitsch	...	Mongol
Trine Michelsen	...	Herself / Nana
Louise Mieritz	...	Herself / Josephine
Lis Bente Petersen	...	Mongol
Svend Erik Plannthin	...	Mongol
Henrik Prip	...	Himself / Ped
Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis	...	Herself / Katrine
Knud Romer Jørgensen	...	Himself / Axel
Axel Schmidt	...	Mongol
Paprika Steen	...	Herself / High Class Lady
Claus Strandberg	...	Himself / Guide at Factory
Lars von Trier	...	Himself

Also Known As:

The Humiliated
De förnedrade (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

Canada:79 min

Country:

Denmark

Color:

Color

Certification:

Hong Kong:III

Quotes:

Lars von Trier: In brief flashes, life is wonderful. P.S. The last sentence and this entry have made me so nervous that I'm getting physical symptoms. Plus it's a hot day. Declaring "life is wonderful" fills me with anxiety beyond imagination.

Movie Connections:

References "Riget" (1994)

Great documentary in the true spirit of Dogme95

Lars von Trier's masterpiece IDIOTERNE (1998) is an absolute must-see if you are interested in European independent movies with more depth and originality than the average Hollywood blockbuster formula: kiss kiss, bang bang!!

If you want to learn more about IDIOTERNE, about the creation of it, about sticking to the Dogme95 rules, and Lars von Trier's thoughts during the process then Jesper Jargil's documentary DE YDMYGEDE is absolutely essential viewing. It's structured together by short clips from Trier's movie, Jargil's footage shot on the set, and, most importantly, out-takes from Lars von Trier's dicta-phone diary used as a voice-over.

Lars von Trier speaks straight from his heart without beating around the bush. He talks about his feelings, thoughts, phobias, meanings, and different problems he had during the shooting the movie. I once saw an interview with Trier, in which he said he would have loved if Ingmar Bergman had written diaries during shooting of his classics, so in a sense, Trier is doing all his young fans a favor. It's a truly a great gift for young ambitious movie-makers. Yet his very unfiltered diary entries are a mess without any kind of structure, and I believe some of it could have been left out. Running at 79 minutes, I think Jargil's documentary could have used some tightening up, some of the material is simply not interesting enough. On the other hand, the loose structure goes very well hand-in-hand with IDIOTERNE, and is as such not meant as an average factual documentary, rather than a fly-on-the wall kind with emotional insight into the director's mind. Definitely worth a watch! 7/10