The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
2007, Danish. Directed by Jacob Thuesen.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Danish
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- Released
- 25 December 2007
- Original title
- De unge år
- Country
- France, Denmark, Italy, Sweden, Austria
- Written by
- Lars von Trier
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The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Who directed The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1?
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (2007) was directed by Jacob Thuesen and stars Jonatan Spang, David Dencik, Søren Pilmark.