The Idiots
Taste attributes: comedydramafresh & originalemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphs
"Society is the mother of all Idiots"
Boxlist takeA moving comedy-drama, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
With his first Dogma-95 film director Lars von Trier opens up a completely new film platform. With a mix of home-video and documentary styles the film tells the story of a group of young people who have decided to get to know their “inner-idiots” and thus not only facing and breaking their outer appearance but also their inner.
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- DR TV
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
