The Idiots

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Summary:
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 ... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Bodil Jorgensen - (Karen)
Jens Albinus - (Stoffer)
Louise Hassing - (Susanne)
Troels Lyby - (Henrik)
Nikolaj Lie Kaas - (Jeppe)
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Review:
Following Dogma 95's "vow of chastity," The Idiots (1998) bears no directorial credit, but anyone familiar with Dogma co-author Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996) and The Kingdom (1994) will recognize the romantic view of mental states that are not quite rational or adult. Reveling in Dogma roughness (with the cameraman a... Continue >>

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