The Humiliated


1h 23m 1998

Brief Synopsis

A diary of the making of maverick director Lars von Trier's latest opus, "The Idiots"--true to the anti-artifice tenets of Dogme '95, von Trier decided to shoot "The Idiots" mostly himself, using a handheld Sony VX-1000 consumer digital camcorder. Jargil, with his own VX-1000, tracks von Trier's eve

Film Details

Also Known As
De Ydmygede, Humiliated
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Danish Film Institute (Dfi); Trust Film Sales

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 23m

Synopsis

A diary of the making of maverick director Lars von Trier's latest opus, "The Idiots"--true to the anti-artifice tenets of Dogme '95, von Trier decided to shoot "The Idiots" mostly himself, using a handheld Sony VX-1000 consumer digital camcorder. Jargil, with his own VX-1000, tracks von Trier's every step and misstep, adding excerpts from von Trier's nightly audio diary that help transform this portrait of a truly engaged artist.

Film Details

Also Known As
De Ydmygede, Humiliated
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Danish Film Institute (Dfi); Trust Film Sales

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 23m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States June 1999

Released in United States October 1999

Shown at docfest: New York International Documentary Festival June 2-6, 1999.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 20-24, 1999.

Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at docfest: New York International Documentary Festival June 2-6, 1999.)

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 20-24, 1999.)