The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 25, 2007

Original language

Danish

Spoken languages

Danish

Countries

France, Denmark, Italy, Sweden, Austria

Production

Zentropa Entertainments,Memfis Film,Les Films du Losange,Lucky Red,Dor Film

Cast

Jonatan Spang,David Dencik,Søren Pilmark,Søren Malling,Dejan Čukić,Troels Lyby,Carl Martin Norén,Therese Damsgaard,Mille Lehfeldt,Line Bie Rosenstjerneand 12 more

Director

Jacob Thuesen

Writer

Lars von Trier

Producer

Peter Aalbæk Jensen,Peter Garde,Sisse Graum Jørgensen,Marie Gade Denessen

Cinematography

Sebastian Blenkov

Music

Vincent D'Hondt

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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