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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

Yes, there is a Dogme looseness in how she shoots, but there is always a tension between the rawness she gets to and a forensic hyperreality.

From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2020

She lives in an apartment bought with her inheritance on the Upper East Side, because nobody up there cared “about ‘irony’ or Dogme 95 or Klaus Kinski.”

From New York Times • May 10, 2018

Dogme 95 creators Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg were committed to using natural lighting, sound produced along with the images, strictly on-location shooting and the rejection of “superficial action.”

From Newsweek • Feb. 5, 2015

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