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

It turned out that Dogme 95 co-founder Lars von Trier couldn’t abide by that for long.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2021

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

As an exercise, it is not dissimilar to the Danish Dogme 95 movement, under which film-makers had to submit to certain rules: hand-held cameras, no special effects or genre gimmickry.

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2020

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

L'Enfer d�truit ou Examen raisonn� du Dogme de l'Eternit� des Peines.

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