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Strong
MASTER SCORE 57.5 / 100
2007·Biography / Comedy / Drama·1h 31m

THE EARLY YEARS: ERIK NIETZSCHE - PART 1

Erik Nietzsche is an intelligent but in many ways inexperienced shy young man who is convinced that he wants to be a film director. In the late 1970s, Erik is accepted by the Danish National Film School where he enters a world of angry and unhelpful tutors, weird fellow students and unwritten rules. In this both exhilarating and angst-provoking period for him, Erik feels increasingly like a foreigner in the film industry. Frequently, he is merely an observer of the absurdities that surround him. He encounters trade union disputes, falls in love and experiences self-assured empowered women who refuse to make a commitment. The film is a drama full of comedy - a sharp portrait of a conceited but entertaining world of film which we suspect our dogged young director will eventually conquer with his vision.

Above the Line
Jacob Thuesen·DirectorLars von Trier·ScreenplaySebastian Blenkov·Director of PhotographyVincent D'Hondt·Original Music ComposerPer K. Kirkegaard·Editor
Cast
Jonatan Spang·Erik NietzscheDavid Dencik·ZelkoSøren Pilmark·MadsSøren Malling·Hans JørgenDejan Čukić·SelkoffTroels Lyby·BentCarl Martin Norén·GöranTherese Damsgaard·KarinMille Lehfeldt·MargretheLine Bie Rosenstjerne·Anna
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 1
Jacob Thuesen·Director
Writing· 1
Lars von Trier·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Sebastian Blenkov·Director of PhotographyKarsten Jacobsen·Steadicam Operator
Editing· 1
Per K. Kirkegaard·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Vincent D'Hondt·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 2
Søren Gam·Production DesignManon Rasmussen·Costume Design
Production· 5
Peter Aalbæk Jensen·Executive ProducerPeter Garde·Executive ProducerSisse Graum Jørgensen·ProducerMarie Gade Denessen·ProducerLars Jönsson·Co-Producer
By the Numbers
57.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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