The Idiots (1998)

We’re doing a double shot this week for our overarching, year long theme called “A DREARY YEAR OF LARS VON TRIER”. Doubling down because it may be a few months before we get back into good ‘ol Lars so what better way to lead into a May loaded with Space Fantasy than with a movie about a group of people in Denmark embarking on a social experiment by going out into everyday society and pretending to be mentally challenged? A quiet woman named Karen finds herself roped into this strange group. Karen questions the morality of behaving in such a way but Karen has also found a sense of joy and belonging with the group. Is this an anti-bourgeois act that transcends the quiet oppressions of a “civilized society” or is it all just one big goddamn joke? Lars von Trier’s contribution to the Dogme 95 manifesto, “THE IDIOTS” (or “IDIOTERNE” if you’re nasty) from 1998 is #2 in the Dogme series and though we keep saying this…this one has definitely gotta be Lars von Trier’s most light hearted film. We feel pretty confident about the claim this time. Lot’s of nudity and some fucking. Just reporting that for you Mr. Skin types out there.

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