Idiots ( 1998 ) ( Idioterne )

Idiots ( 1998 ) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Idioterne
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Lars von Trier

Written By:
Lars von Trier

Actors:
Anders Hove ..... Josephine's Father
Anne Louise Hassing ..... Susanne
Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis ..... Katrine
Bodil Jørgensen ..... Karen
Erik Wedersøe ..... Svend, Stoffer's Uncle
Henrik Prip ..... Ped
Jens Albinus ..... Stoffer
Knud Romer Jørgensen ..... Axel
Louise Mieritz ..... Josephine
Luis Mesonero ..... Miguel
Michael Moritzen ..... Man from Municipality
Nikolaj Lie Kaas ..... Jeppe
Paprika Steen ..... High Class Lady
Trine Michelsen ..... Nana
Troels Lyby ..... Henrik

Synopsis:

A group of perfectly intelligent young people decide to react to society's cult of an aimless, non-creative and non-responsible form of intelligence by living together in a community of "idiots". Their main activity becomes going out into the world of "normal" people and pretending to be mentally retarded. They take advantage of this situation to create anarchy everywhere they go and try by every possible means to make people annoyed, disturbed, miserable, ridiculous, angered, and shocked. The films start as they recruit a new lost soul and introduced her to their megalomaniac leader.

Lars von Trier wrote (in four days) and directed this Danish comedy-drama about a group of Copenhagen eccentrics who find a therapeutic release and confront apathy via unacceptable, idiotic behavior which they call 'spazzing.' Stoffer ( Jens Albinus) is supposed to be selling his uncle's house but instead it becomes the focal point for geeky group activities. Restaurant patrons are disturbed by the group's mischief, but single diner Karen (Bodil Jorgensen) develops an appreciation of their antics. Stoffer, at his birthday party, wishes for a 'gangbang,' and both clothes and inhibitions are soon discarded. But when Stoffer calls for the group members to let idiocy invade their personal daily lives, only Karen takes up the challenge. Shown in competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

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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