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Release Date: 1998

Cast: Lars von Trier, Paprika Steen, Henrik Prip, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Knud Romer Jørgensen, Anne Louise Hassing, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Luis Mesonero, Trine Michelsen, Louise Mieritz, Troels Lyby, Bodil Jørgensen ...MORE

Cast: Lars von Trier, Paprika Steen, Henrik Prip, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Knud Romer Jørgensen, Anne Louise Hassing, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Luis Mesonero, Trine Michelsen, Louise Mieritz, Troels Lyby, Bodil Jørgensen, Jens Albinus ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Dogme 95, Satire, Comedy-drama, World cinema, Comedy

The Idiots (Danish: Idioterne) is a 1998 Danish 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) 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... MORE

The Idiots (Danish: Idioterne) is a 1998 Danish 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) 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. At a restaurant, patrons are disturbed by the group's mischief, but single diner Karen (Bodil Jorgensen) develops an appreciation of their antics. The members of the group refer to this behaviour as 'spassing', a neologism derived from 'spasser', the Danish equivalent of 'spaz', which has the same connotations in Denmark as in English-speaking countries. Karen takes a ride in a taxi cab with the people from the restaurant, and she finds herself at a big house. The apparent leader of the group, Stoffer (Jens Albinus), is supposed to be selling the house (which LESS