THE IDIOTS by Lars Von Trier

Official selection in competition Cannes 1998

Synopsis :

Idiots is about a group of young people who share one interest : idiocy. With a large house as their base, they spend all their spare time together exploring the hidden and less appreciated values of idocy. They practise ! The project is a manifestation of an explosive appetite for life in which they confront society with their idiocy. Nothing can be compared to the mutual feeling of success, every time their personal limits are transcended in yet another scenario.

Title : THE IDIOTS
Original title : IDIOTERNE
Director : Lars Von Trier
Genre : Drama comedy        
Length : 117min
Format : 35mm, 1,37
Sound : Dolby Stéréo
Country of Origin : Denmark
Year of production : 1998
Producers : Zentropa Entertainments, DR TV    
Coproducers : Liberator Productions, ARTE, Argus Film Produktie, VRPO Television Holland, ZDF / ARTE

Principal cast :

Bodil Jorgensen
Jens Albinus
Anne Louise Hassing
Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Price :

* Sélection Officielle / Nomination - Festival de Cannes 1998
* Bodil Awards- Copenhague, Danemark 1999
* European Film Awards 1998
* London Film Festival 1998
* Robert festival, Bodil Jorgensen élue meilleure actrice - Copenhague, Danemark 1999
* Valladolid International Film Festival - Espagne 1998

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