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The Idiots is a danois film of genre Drama directed by Lars von Trier released in USA on 16 june 2023 with Bodil Jørgensen
The Idiots (1998)
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Add to a movie listThe Idiots (Danish: Idioterne) is a 1998 Danish comedy-drama film 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, which includes Breaking the Waves (1996) and Dancer in the Dark (2000). It is among the first films to be shot entirely with digital cameras.
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A seemingly anti-bourgeois group of adults spend their time seeking their "inner idiot" to release their inhibitions. They do so by behaving in public as if they were developmentally disabled. The Idiots is not concerned with actual disability, or with distinguishing between mental retardation and physical impairment.Actors
Bodil Jørgensen
(Karen)
Jens Albinus
(Stoffer)
Anna Louise Hassing
(Susanne)
Troels Lyby
(Henrik)
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
(Jeppe)
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