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The early years - Erik Nietzsche part 1

Jacob Thuesen, Denmark, 2007

92 min.DK/Feature

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 unhelpful tutors, weird fellow students and unwritten rules. It is both an exhilarating and angst-provoking period and 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. It 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 concur with his vision.
Basic information Credits Materials
Original title De unge år
Danish title De unge år
Other titles Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1
Director Jacob Thuesen
Screenplay Lars von Trier, Erik Nietzsche, Lars Kjeldgaard, Nikolaj Scherfig, Bo hr. Hansen
Producer Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Marie Gade Denessen
Director of Photography Sebastian Blenkov
Editor Per K. Kirkegaard
Sound Morten Green, Eddie Simonsen
Composer Vincent D'Hondt
Production designer Søren Gam
Casting Rie Hedegaard
Appearance Jonatan Spang, David Dencik, Therese Damsgaard, Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt
Production country Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Italy
Domestic distribution SF Studios, Filmcompagniet - SF Film, Warner og Twentieth Century Fox
International sales TrustNordisk
Technical info color
Danish theatrical release 25.12.2007
Cinemas Dagmar, Palads, Grand, Gladsaxe Bio, BioCity (Tåstrup), CinemaxX, Empire, Kinopalæet (Lyngby), Falkoner samt 21 biografer i provinsen
DFI subsidy Konsulentstøtte
Danish rating Not recommended for children under 7
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Zentropa Entertainments
Domestic distribution SF Studios, Filmcompagniet - SF Film, Warner og Twentieth Century Fox

Direction

Direction Jacob Thuesen
Assistant director Eigil Jacobsen
Continuity Sedsel Andersen
Casting Rie Hedegaard
Extras coordinator Jens Næsland

Script

Script Lars von Trier
Screenplay Erik Nietzsche
Screenplay Lars Kjeldgaard
Screenplay Nikolaj Scherfig
Screenplay Bo hr. Hansen
Storyboard Lars Munck

Production

Producer Sisse Graum Jørgensen
Producer Marie Gade Denessen
Co-producer Lars Jönsson
Co-producer Danny Krausz
Co-producer Andrea Occhipinti
Executive producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive producer Peter Garde
Line producer Karen Bentzon
Production manager Ingrid Kofoed
Associate producer Michael Fleischer
Associate producer Stefano Massenzi
Assistant Sidsel Hybschmann
Assistant Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm
Production coordinator Marie-Louise Gyldenkrone
Location manager Kenneth Berg
Location assistant Rasmus Christoffersen
Location scout Lars Valentin
Location scout Henrik Berthelsen
Production assistant Silvia Christina Bellido
Production assistant Niels Christian Linde
Producer: post-production Mette Walter
Production supervisor: Austria Manfred Fritsch
Producer's assistant Ulrike Ladenbauer
P.A. to Erik Nietzsche Katrine A. Sahlstrøm

Cinematography

Cinematography Sebastian Blenkov
First assistant camera John Frimann Rasmussen
Key grip Mikael Kort Kristensen
Steadicam operator Kristian Appel
Steadicam operator Malte Udsen
Steadicam operator Carsten Jacobsen
Clapper/loader Trine Juul Dalsgaard
Video assistant Sune Frederik Andersen
Film recording Sascha Stiller
Film recording Kathi Klippe

Stills

Stills Per Arnesen

Electrical dept.

Gaffer Michael Sørensen
Best boy Thomas Ditzel
Assistant lighting technician Janus Hajslund

Editing

Editing Per K. Kirkegaard
B-editor Anders Albjerg Kristiansen
B-editor Mikael Kloster Ebbesen
B-editor Cathrine Ambus
Assistant editor Carsten Bramsen
Assistant editor Julie Abrahamsson
Assistant editor Sigrid D.P. Aalbæk Jensen
Technical support Lars Dela
Negative cutting Renate Siegl
Negative cutting Biserka Kirr
Re-recording Sascha Stiller
Re-recording Kathi Klippe

Music

Composer Vincent D'Hondt
Music coordinator Mikkel Maltha
Engineer Filip Heruckmans

Production design

Production designer Søren Gam
Assistant production designer Gitte Malling
Property master Jacob Wirth Carlsen
Set dresser Torben Stig Nielsen
Set dresser Tine Hieronymus Nielsen
Set dresser Trine Jensen
Set dresser Rasmus Balslev-Olesen
Set decorator Vicki Møllgaard

Wardrobe

Key costumer Manon Rasmussen
Costume on set Anne-Dorthe Eskildsen
Costume assistant Rikke Simonsen

Makeup

Chief makeup artist Tina Helmark
Makeup artist Helena Hørdum
Makeup assistant Sofie de Mylius
Makeup assistant Charlotte Laustsen

Sound

Sound engineer Morten Green
Sound engineer Eddie Simonsen
B-sound designer Kasper Munck-Hansen
Sound assistant Mads Lundgård
B-sound designer Peter Albrechtsen
B-sound designer Camilla Mauritzson
Foley artist Julien Naudin
Foley recordist Anne Jensen
Foley editor Asser Borgen
Music recording Wilfred van Baelen

Special effects

SFX supervisor Lars Kolding Andersen

Voice

Voice Lars von Trier
Amerikansk speak, mand David Bateson
Amerikansk speak, kvinde Priscilla S. Rasmussen
Zelko Vladimir Oravsky

Visual effects

Colourist Mary-Ann Oteman
VFX Søren Thomas
VFX Niels Valentin Dal
VFX Anders Lollike
VFX Simon Lytting

Stunt

Stunt Stig Günther

Animation

Art work Paul Wilson

Appearance

Erik Jonatan Spang
Zelko David Dencik
Karin Therese Damsgaard
Margrethe Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt
Göran Carl Martin Norén
Anna Line Bie Rosenstjerne
Stine Malin Brolin-Tani
Rektor Mads Søren Pilmark
Bent Lyngaard Troels Lyby
Hans Jørgen Søren Malling
Selkoff Dejan Cukic
Sammy Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Troels Jens Albinus
Thorvald Thomas Bendixen
Husejer Kristian Boland
Carsten Virén Hans Henrik Clemensen
Hans, talsmand Christian Damsgaard
Kris Morten Eisner
Dreng 2 Lars Emil Fenger
Tjavs Simon Remvig Foldager
Lille fotograf Christian Fuhlendorff
Fotograf elev Martin Greis
Filosofilærer Ditte Hansen
Finn Morten Aaskov Hemmingsen
Musiklærer Peter Hviid
Sekretær Birgit Thøt Jensen
Katrine Bonfils Bodil Jørgensen
Skumle Benjamin Kitter
Scripter Mette Mai Langer
Formand Ole Lemmeke
Produktionsassistent Dan Loghin
Sminkøse Helena Hertz Melkjorsen
Gammel instruktørelev Magnus Bruun Nielsen
Bo Anders Nyborg
Frederik Kristiansen Peter Hesse Overgaard
Finnur Peter Pilegaard
Dreng 1 Aslak Ponsaing
Helle Clara Iuel Rasmussen
Kris' samlever Pauli Ryberg
Malene Sønder Patricia Schumann
Operatør Bent Staalhøj

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Artikel Politiken-Fonden Hans Joergen Moeller 2006-11-11
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Artikel Urban Louise Kidde Sauntved 2006-11-01
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