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The Idiots Original press kit for the 1998 film

1998 · ref. 138757 — Denmark: Zentropa Entertainments 1998. Vintage press kit for the 1998 film. Includes eight page film program plus a single-fold pamphlet and six vintage borderless color film still photographs. From the Tele Cine Documentation archive originally known as the Collection Daniel Bouteiller with their sticker and a Zentropa Productions sticker to the verso. A film in which the collective of main characters intentionally "spaz out" believing that emulating a person with a developmental disorder will relieve their inhibitions "The Idiots" understandably became the center of great controversy. The second Dogme 95 film a filmmaking philosophy spearheaded by von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg in which the filmmakers strove to shoot only on location using on-site sounds and natural lighting. Von Trier later admitted to breaching a number of these rules while filming "The Idiots" by using a stand-in for a sex scene moving various light sources and using an off-camera harmonica player to introduce music to a scene. Nominated for the Cannes Palme d'Or. Eight page film program side stapled with illustrated red die-cut wrappers. Photos 8.25 x 11.25 inches. Single-fold pamphlet 8.5 x 11.5 inches. Housed in a custom black and red envelope as issued. Envelope Fair materials about Fine. Zentropa Entertainments unknown books