Dogme

noun

a group of Danish film-makers, formed by Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who have a set of strict rules, such as not using artificial lighting, always filming on location, and always using a hand-held camera

Word Origin for Dogme

Danish: literally, dogma

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Examples from the Web for dogme

Contemporary Examples of dogme

Dogme innovator Lars von Trier is one of the executive producers of A Royal Affair.
The Danes’ Royal Drama Gets Its Hollywood Moment
Stephen Farber
November 10, 2012
But the Dogme movement was peaking when I graduated, and I felt I would be copying other people if I made Dogme films.
The Danes’ Royal Drama Gets Its Hollywood Moment
Stephen Farber
November 10, 2012

Historical Examples of dogme

En un mot, dans le Christianisme La Rochefoucauld n'a pris que le dogme de la chute; il a laiss le dogme de la rdemption.
Notes and Queries, Number 232, April 8, 1854
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