# Dogme 95 — von Trier, Vinterberg, and the vow of chastity

> In 1995 Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg wrote a manifesto: no artificial lighting, no props brought to location, no genre films, handheld camera only, no directorial credit. Then they broke most of the rules. Vinterberg's Festen (The Celebration) is the purest Dogme film and one of the best. Von Trier's The Idiots pushed further. Harmony Korine, Lone Scherfig, Susanne Bier, Kristian Levring each took a certified number. The movement burned out fast — by 2005 it was over — but its low-budget, natural-light DNA lives in every mumblecore and Dardenne-influenced film since. Danish and Scandinavian cinema from the period.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/canon/dogme-95/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Lilya 4-ever](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lilya-4-ever-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 7.6 · 662 votes · foreign-gem, cult, devastating
- **[Adam's Apples](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/adam-s-apples-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 7.5 · 789 votes · foreign-gem, cozy, cult
- **[Evil](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/evil-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.3 · 395 votes · foreign-gem, cult, devastating
- **[Saraband](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/saraband-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.2 · 128 votes · foreign-gem, cult
- **[Pusher II](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/pusher-ii-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 7.2 · 520 votes · cult, foreign-gem, neon-soaked
- **[As It Is in Heaven](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/as-it-is-in-heaven-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 7.1 · 189 votes · devastating, cult, slow-burn
- **[Songs from the Second Floor](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/songs-from-the-second-floor-2000/)** (2000) — ★ 7.1 · 314 votes · surreal, weird, cozy
- **[Show Me Love](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/show-me-love-1998/)** (1998) — ★ 7.1 · 588 votes · cozy, autumnal, cult
- **[Together](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/together-2000/)** (2000) — ★ 7.0 · 272 votes · cozy, cult, foreign-gem
- **[Pusher](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/pusher-1996/)** (1996) — ★ 7.0 · 859 votes · cult, foreign-gem, neon-soaked
- **[Manderlay](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/manderlay-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 6.9 · 399 votes · slow-burn, foreign-gem
- **[Bleeder](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bleeder-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 6.7 · 211 votes · cozy, foreign-gem

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