The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

2007
1h 31m
4.5

4.5/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: DA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Zentropa Entertainments Memfis Film Les Films du Losange Lucky Red Dor Film
Production Countries
France Denmark Italy Sweden Austria
Spoken Languages
Danish

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title De unge år
Release Date December 25, 2007
Status Released
Language DA
IMDb ID tt0482358

Cast

Jonatan Spang
Jonatan Spang

Erik Nietzsche

David Dencik
David Dencik

Zelko

Søren Pilmark
Søren Pilmark

Mads

Søren Malling
Søren Malling

Hans Jørgen

Dejan Čukić
Dejan Čukić

Selkoff

Troels Lyby
Troels Lyby

Bent

Carl Martin Norén
Carl Martin Norén

Göran

Therese Damsgaard
Therese Damsgaard

Karin

Mille Lehfeldt
Mille Lehfeldt

Margrethe

Line Bie Rosenstjerne
Line Bie Rosenstjerne

Anna

Malin Brolin-Tani
Malin Brolin-Tani

Stine

Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier

Narrator (voice)

Key Crew

Jacob Thuesen
Director
Lars von Trier
Screenplay
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer
Peter Garde
Executive Producer
Sisse Graum Jørgensen
Producer
Marie Gade Denessen
Producer