The Idiots Who Started The Party
The Idiots Who Started The Party

The Idiots Who Started The Party

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2020
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Danish film has never felt stronger on the international stage than it did with the Dogme films, which at the world premiere of 'The Party' and 'The Idiots' during the Cannes Film Festival in 1998 put Denmark on the film world map. Another eight films under the strict Dogme rules followed and created great international careers for several of the talents in front of and behind the handheld camera. Thomas Vinterberg, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Trine Dyrholm, Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Lone Scherfig, Sonja Richter and many more of the country's greatest filmmakers look back on when Denmark became Dogme.

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Lars von Trier

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Lars von Trier
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Thomas Vinterberg

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Thomas Vinterberg
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Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

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Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
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Paprika Steen

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Paprika Steen
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Ulrich Thomsen

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Ulrich Thomsen
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Trine Dyrholm

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Trine Dyrholm
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Iben Hjejle

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Iben Hjejle
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Anders W. Berthelsen

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Anders W. Berthelsen
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Lone Scherfig

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Lone Scherfig
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Sonja Richter

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Sonja Richter
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Caroline Sascha Cogez

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Anne Louise Hassing

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Anne Louise Hassing
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Jørgen Johansson

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Jørgen Johansson
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Stine Stengade

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Stine Stengade
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Klaus Bondam

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Klaus Bondam
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Birthe Neumann

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Birthe Neumann
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Birgitte Hald

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Anders Thomas Jensen

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Anders Thomas Jensen
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Susanne Bier

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Susanne Bier
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Peter Aalbæk Jensen

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Peter Aalbæk Jensen
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Sidse Babett Knudsen

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Sidse Babett Knudsen
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Ole Christian Madsen

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Ole Christian Madsen
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Kristian Levring

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Kristian Levring
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Jacob Ludvigsen

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Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

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Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
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Peter Schepelern

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Peter Schepelern
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Louise Mieritz

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Louise Mieritz
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Peter Hjorth

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Peter Hjorth
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Poul Nesgaard

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Poul Nesgaard

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