The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (2007)
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.
Director:
Jacob Thuesen
Writer:
Lars von Trier
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Jonatan Spang as Erik Nietzsche |
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David Dencik as Zelko |
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Søren Pilmark as Mads |
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Søren Malling as Hans Jørgen |
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Dejan Čukić as Selkoff |
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Troels Lyby as Bent |
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Carl Martin Norén as Göran |
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Therese Damsgaard as Karin |
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Mille Lehfeldt as Margrethe |
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Line Bie Rosenstjerne as Anna |
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Malin Brolin-Tani as Stine |
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Lars von Trier as Narrator (voice) |
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Bodil Jørgensen as Katrine Bonfils |
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Sammy |
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Paprika Steen as Ursula Østdal |
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Ditte Hansen as Filosofilærer |
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Jens Albinus as Troels Højbjerg |
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Christian Fuhlendorff as Lille Fotograf |
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Patricia Schumann as Malene Sønder |
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Thomas Bendixen as Thorvald |
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Anders Nyborg as Bo |
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Birgit Thøt Jensen as Secretary |
| Directing | Jacob Thuesen | Director |
| Camera | Sebastian Blenkov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Lars von Trier | Screenplay |
| Production | Peter Aalbæk Jensen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Garde | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sisse Graum Jørgensen | Producer |
| Production | Marie Gade Denessen | Producer |
| Production | Lars Jönsson | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Per K. Kirkegaard | Editor |
| Sound | Vincent D'Hondt | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Søren Gam | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Manon Rasmussen | Costume Design |
| Camera | Karsten Jacobsen | Steadicam Operator |
