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Some workers are placing bets at emergencies in a hospital. A masked driver grabs an ambulance and drives out onto a road. On the wrong side. The gamblers watch the outcome of the bet on a security video. This is a sequence from Riget (The Kingdom) ,1994. Probably the first attempt at "Dogma". Von Trier made Riget and Riget 2 for Danish television. It's tells of the strange goings on in a hospital in Copenhagen. It was the beginning of a new form of cinema.
There aren't enough pages in The Balde to cover all that's been said about Dogma. It's undeniable nevertheless, that Dogma has been the most important thing to happen to cinema in the last decade. At a time when the cinema industry has ruled out anything other than mere entertainment, Dogma has to be thanked for has trying to revive film-making. In the age of digital effects and clarity, this Danish director has given us the chance to enjoy the basic look-listen formula.
Nosferatu, along with The Basque Film Library, now offer the opportunity to see all of Von Trier's work. From his first efforts at The Danish Collage of Film to the films that grace the covers of movie magazines today. All told, 4 short films and 9 full length ones. They can be seen at the Antzoki Zahar in Donostia every Wednesday from the end of January to the end of March. A big screen excuse to tire out your eyes and get in a little cerebral masturbation.
"Forget the excuses, wipe that childish grin off your face. I have a confession to make: I, Lars Von Trier, am nothing but a masturbator on the cinema screen"
(L.V.T.)
There aren't enough pages in The Balde to cover all that's been said about Dogma. It's undeniable nevertheless, that Dogma has been the most important thing to happen to cinema in the last decade. At a time when the cinema industry has ruled out anything other than mere entertainment, Dogma has to be thanked for has trying to revive film-making. In the age of digital effects and clarity, this Danish director has given us the chance to enjoy the basic look-listen formula.
Nosferatu, along with The Basque Film Library, now offer the opportunity to see all of Von Trier's work. From his first efforts at The Danish Collage of Film to the films that grace the covers of movie magazines today. All told, 4 short films and 9 full length ones. They can be seen at the Antzoki Zahar in Donostia every Wednesday from the end of January to the end of March. A big screen excuse to tire out your eyes and get in a little cerebral masturbation.
"Forget the excuses, wipe that childish grin off your face. I have a confession to make: I, Lars Von Trier, am nothing but a masturbator on the cinema screen"
(L.V.T.)
