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Dogme

British  
/ ˈdɒɡmɪ /

noun

  1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of Dogme

Danish: literally, dogma

Example Sentences

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“It was also the year of the Dogme movie and there were like 100 terrible Dogme movies.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

Vinterberg first became known in the 1990s as a founder of the Dogme 95 collective alongside Lars Von Trier.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2020

Compared with its successors, Anderson’s 1996 debut is practically a Dogme film.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2018

Part of the simplistic approach, Blichfeld tells me, is a nod to the Danish-bred Dogme 95 movement, a polemical 1995 cinema revolution in which filmmakers drew up a manifesto advocating a return to realistic filmmaking.

From Newsweek • Feb. 5, 2015

Lettres philosophiques, sur l'origine des Pr�jug�s, du Dogme de l'Immortalit� de l'Ame, de l'Idol�trie et de la Superstition; sur le Syst�me de Spinoza et sur l'origine du mouvement dans la mati�re.

From Baron D'Holbach : a Study of Eighteenth Century Radicalism in France by Cushing, Max Pearson

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