The Idiots

1998 film by Lars von Trier
Movie film Q775356
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The Idiots

Summary

The Idiots is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (714 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Idiots's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Idiots's director is recorded as Lars von Trier[4].
  • The Idiots's screenwriter is recorded as Lars von Trier[5].
  • The Idiots's movement is recorded as Dogme 95[6].
  • The Idiots's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • The Idiots's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Bodil Jørgensen[9].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Jens Albinus[10].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Anne Louise Hassing[11].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Troels Lyby[12].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Nikolaj Lie Kaas[13].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Louise Mieritz[14].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Marina Bouras[15].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Paprika Steen[16].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Erik Wedersøe[17].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Lars von Trier[18].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Anders Hove[19].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as John Martinus[20].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Henrik Prip[21].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Kirsten Vaupel[22].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Birgit Conradi[23].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Claus Strandberg[24].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Lone Lindorff[25].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Hans Henrik Clemensen[26].
  • The Idiots's cast member is recorded as Julie Wieth[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Idiots's producer is recorded as Vibeke Windeløv[28]. Its director is recorded as Lars von Trier[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Lars von Trier[5]. Cast members include Bodil Jørgensen[9], Jens Albinus[10], Anne Louise Hassing[11], Troels Lyby[12], Nikolaj Lie Kaas[13], and Louise Mieritz[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1998-07-17T00:00:00Z[29], +1998-05-20T00:00:00Z[30], +1998-05-21T00:00:00Z[31], +1999-04-22T00:00:00Z[32], and +1998-00-00T00:00:00Z[33]. The Idiots's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Danish[34]. Genres include drama film[7] and comedy film[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Golden Heart trilogy[35].

Subject and Themes

The Idiots's main subject is recorded as dropout[36]. Its movement is recorded as Dogme 95[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Golden Heart trilogy[35].

Reception

Reviews include 71%[37], 6.5/10[38], and 48/100[39].

Why It Matters

The Idiots ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (714 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [33] . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . Mubi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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