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.
Credits
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 Cast
| Name |
Character |
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David Dencik
He was 33, now 50 years old
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as Zelko |
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
He was 37, now 54 years old
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as Sammy |
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Lars von Trier
He was 51, now 68 years old
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as Narrator |
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Troels Lyby
He was 41, now 58 years old
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as Bent |
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Søren Pilmark
He was 52, now 69 years old
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as Mads |
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Bodil Jørgensen
She was 46, now 63 years old
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as Katrine Bonfils |
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Mille Lehfeldt
She was 28, now 45 years old
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as Margrethe (as Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt) |
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Paprika Steen
She was 43, now 60 years old
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as Ursula Østdal |
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Ditte Hansen
She was 37, now 54 years old
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as Filosofilærer |
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Jonatan Spang
He was 29, now 46 years old
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as Erik Nietzsche |
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Christian Fuhlendorff
He was 25, now 42 years old
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as Lille Fotograf |
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Jens Albinus
He was 42, now 59 years old
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as Troels Højbjerg |
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Jacob Thuesen as Director. He was 45 (now 62) years old
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Directing |
