Dogme 95
•Dogme 95 is an avant-garde filmmaking movement started in 1995 •It was created buy Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg •They were Later joined by fellow Danish directors Kristian Levring and Soren KraghJacobsen, and formed a group sometimes known as the Dogme 95 Collective or the Dogme Brethren. •Dogme Is the spelling for Dogma in Danish. Dogma is derived from Greek Origin meaning ” to believe, Or Opinion” •Only eight of the 25 certificated Dogme films have been released in the UK (“Italian for Beginners” being the latest)
Lars von Trier was born in Copenhagen, Denmark 30th April 1956-04-30 In 1995, Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg presented their manifesto for a new cinematic movement which they called Dogme 95. It would however take a while before the first of these films appeared, and at this point many thought of the concept mainly as a radical idea with no future.
Thomas Vinterberg was also born in Copenhagen Following that dogma in 1998, he conceived, wrote and directed (and also had a small acting role in) the first of the Dogme movies As per the rules of the Dogme manifesto, he did not take a directorial credit and IMDb has the film listed with no director
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The 5th Vow of Chastity Optical work and filters are forbidden. - Wide & Narrow angle Lenses - Ultra Violet & polarized filters
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The 6th Vow of Chastity The film must not contain superficial action. - Murder - Weapons - Film must have a deeper meaning
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The 7th Vow of Chastity Temporal and geographical alienation are forbidden.
- The film must take place in the present and not the past or future.
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The 8th Vow of Chastity Genre films are not acceptable. - Action - Thriller - Science fiction - Drama - Horror
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The 9th Vow of Chastity The film format must be Academy 35mm. - This rule was relaxed to allow low-budget productions.
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The 10th Vow of Chastity The director must not be credited.
Dogme95: Notable Films • • • •
The Celebration (1998) – Thomas Vinterberg The Idiots (1998)‐ Lars Von Trier Mifune’s Last Song ( 1999) ‐Søren Kragh‐Jacobsen Fuckland(2000) ‐ José Luis Márques
Dogme95: Notable Films Continued • The Films gave an amateur style feel • Not all the films actually followed the manifesto • It gave an insight into reality style TV • Dogme95 now has lost it’s shock value and hard tone themes
Good points! Lars Von Trier felt trapped under the weight of his style, he had used all possible techniques to control and manipulate images and sound. So he made these rules to prevent himself from doing so."! • Dogme created a technique based on a relationship of trust between the director and the actors. ! • Worry less about the technical decisions, and give actors freedom. ! • You can only see what can happen, no fakery or trickery.! • These rules allow one "to concentrate on the moment, the actors and on the story that they are acting, which are the only aspects left when everything else is stripped away.! • Dogme technique re-creates intimacy, and by extension, a cinematic space the audience can enter. Rather than re-creating reality.! • Films can be produced on a small budget.!
Bad points! • Many of the rules of Dogme film making are close in style to obser7a8onal 9:y on the wall< documentary techniques. • That Dogme 95 was read as a joke or publicity stunt. • Trying to put films into uniform. • As there are so many rules, it turns more into a theatrical process. • Limited to what can be produced.