Dogme

/ (ˈdɒɡmɪ) /

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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

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Word Origin for Dogme

Danish: literally, dogma

Words nearby Dogme

dogmatic, dogmatics, dogmatism, dogmatist, dogmatize, Dogme, dog nail, dognap, dog officer, Dogon, do-good

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How to use Dogme in a sentence

His groundbreaking 1998 dogme-95 film Idioterne showed his actors engaging in actual sex.
‘Nymphomaniac,’ Lars von Trier’s Icy Orgy of Sex and Self-Loathing, Bows At Sundance|Marlow Stern|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vinterberg thought of filming The Hunt Dogme-style, but ultimately decided against it.
Denmark Has a Riveting New Drama Starring Mads Mikkelsen|Marlow Stern|July 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Director and co-writer Nikolaj Arcel calls the film “David Lean meets Dogme.”
The Danes’ Royal Drama Gets Its Hollywood Moment|Stephen Farber|November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
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|Various