The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
Genres
Overview
Erik Nietzsche is an intelligent but in many ways inexperienced shy young man who is convinced that he wants to be a film director. In the late 1970s, Erik is accepted by the Danish National Film School where he enters a world of angry and unhelpful tutors, weird fellow students and unwritten rules. In this both exhilarating and angst-provoking period for him, Erik feels increasingly like a foreigner in the film industry. Frequently, he is merely an observer of the absurdities that surround him. He encounters trade union disputes, falls in love and experiences self-assured empowered women who refuse to make a commitment. The film is a drama full of comedy - a sharp portrait of a conceited but entertaining world of film which we suspect our dogged young director will eventually conquer with his vision.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
2007-12-25
Status
Released
Original Language
Danish
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
4.5
Jonatan Spang
Erik Nietzsche
David Dencik
Zelko
Søren Pilmark
Mads
Søren Malling
Hans Jørgen
Dejan Čukić
Selkoff
Troels Lyby
Bent
Carl Martin Norén
Göran
Therese Damsgaard
Karin
Mille Lehfeldt
Margrethe
Line Bie Rosenstjerne
Anna
Malin Brolin-Tani
Stine
Lars von Trier
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Bodil Jørgensen
Katrine Bonfils
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Sammy
Paprika Steen
Ursula Østdal
Ditte Hansen
Filosofilærer
Jens Albinus
Troels Højbjerg
Christian Fuhlendorff
Lille Fotograf
Patricia Schumann
Malene Sønder
Thomas Bendixen
Thorvald
Anders Nyborg
Bo
Birgit Thøt Jensen
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