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Dogme 95

“With the release of Lars Von Trier’s The Idiots (1998), the work of a group of Danish film makers who work collectively and individually under the ‘documentary’ and verité demands of Dogme 95 has now begun to achieve a measure of critical visibility. In fact, with the release . . .” read more

The Danish No to Maastricht

“June 2nd 1992 was a remarkable day in the history of Denmark, and perhaps in the history of post-World War II Europe. In a referendum a majority of Danes rejected the Treaty of Maastricht, which a few months earlier had so laboriously been knit together by the” read more

Denmark: End of the Idyll

“In the middle of August 1982 the Danes were informed that they lived in the best country in the world. Denmark was ranked number one among 107 countries in an American report which characterized quality of life by a broad spectrum of geographical, economic, social, political and cultural . . .” read more