Dogme 95 was an independent filmmaking movement created by Danish film directors Lars von Trier, known for Dogville and Melancholia, and Thomas Vinterberg, known for The Hunt and Another Round, both starring Mads Mikkelsen, in an attempt to rebel against the ever-growing commercial systems in cinema.
Founded in 1995, the two independent filmmakers documented a manifesto highlighting ten rules identified as the Vows of Chasity.
These rules would effectively strip down the filmmaking process to its bare bones to draw out every last inch of creativity from its limited resources.
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