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The Idiots (1998)

Plot Summary: A group of able-bodied adults living in a commune on the outskirts of Copenhagen spend their days pretending to be mentally disabled in public, a practice they call "spazzing." When a quiet, reserved woman named Karen wanders into their world, the group's provocations begin to unravel into something far more raw and devastating. Danish Title: Idioterne Director: Lars von Trier (uncredited; under Dogme 95 rules) Writer: Lars von Trier Producer: Vibeke WindelΓΈv Starring: Bodil JΓΈrgensen as Karen Jens Albinus as Stoffer Anne Louise Hassing as Susanne Troels Lyby as Henrik Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Jeppe Louise Mieritz as Josephine Henrik Prip as Ped   ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Diving into the Dogma (and the Depravity) Hello dear reader! Today I found some time to write a review on last night's movie, The Idiots (1998...

The Celebration (1998)

Plot Summary: A wealthy Danish patriarch gathers his family at his remote country hotel to celebrate his 60th birthday. His eldest son, Christian, uses the celebratory toast to drop a bomb: a public accusation of childhood sexual abuse. The family proceeds to completely implode. Danish Title: Festen Director: Thomas Vinterberg (uncredited, per the rules of Dogme 95) Writers: Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle Editing: ValdΓ­s Γ“skarsdΓ³ttir Music: Lars Bo Jensen Starring: Ulrich Thomsen as Christian Klingenfeldt-Hansen Henning Moritzen as Helge, Christian's father Thomas Bo Larsen as Michael, Christian's brother Paprika Steen as Helene, Christian's sister Birthe Neumann as Else, Christian's mother Trine Dyrholm as Pia, the waiter close to Christian   ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A 9...

Gayniggers from Outter Space (1992)

Gayniggers from Outer Space is a 1992 short film, directed by Danish filmmaker Morten Lindberg. The movie is a satire of the blaxploitation and science fiction genres. The film begins in black-and-white and later turns to color, in a way similar to The Wizard of Oz. According to director Morten Lindberg, this was a "dramatic special effect" to illustrate "the world being freed from vicious women". The film is the namesake of the troll group Gay Nigger Association of America. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayniggers_from_Outer_Space Extraterrestrial beings travel the galaxy to free men "oppressed" by females to make way for an entirely-homosexual society. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274518/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** What a come back to this blog must I say! Crazy, crazy short movie. The perfect movie for misogynists and word pun fans. I really lik...

The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)

The Keeper of Lost Causes it's a 2013 Danish crime film directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares and Sonja Richter. It's an adaptation of the novel Kvinden i buret by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. It was the top box office film in Denmark in 2013. A film adaptation of "Fasandræberne" is filming in 2014, with expected release in the fall of that year. Both films star Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fares Fares. source: this one I had to write... there's no wiki, crazy... Chief detective Carl Mørck and his assistant Assad become involved in a five-year-old case concerning the mystery of politician Merete Lynggaard's disappearance - a journey that takes them deep into the undercurrent of abuse and malice that lurks beneath the polished surface of Scandinavia. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2438644/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Mørck and Assad are now officially my favorite detective duo. There are a ...

Nightwatch (1994)

Nightwatch is a 1994 Danish thriller film directed and written by Danish director Ole Bornedal. Nightwatch was a success in Denmark and was shown at the Fantafestival in 1995. An American remake of the film which was also directed by Bornedal, was released in 1997. The original Nightwatch was included on a list of the top 100 Danish film as chosen by Kosmorama. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightwatch_(1994_film) In order to finance his law studies, Martin starts as a night watchman in a mortuary. When the victims of a serial killer of prostitutes are deposited there, scary things begin to happen. Therefore and because of a strange bet with his fellow student Jens, the police begins to think he is the murderer. Police detective Wormer wants to help him but Martin is more and more suspected. Written by Joern Richts. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110631/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** They forgot to mention more clearly somewhere in the...