DOGMA 95
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- DOGMA 95 was founded in Copenhagen in 1995 as a collective of film directors aiming to counter prevailing trends in cinema.
- It criticizes the bourgeois and individualistic nature of auteur theory, advocating for discipline and rules to democratize filmmaking.
- The manifesto rejects illusion in films, opposing cosmetic techniques, dramaturgy predictability, and superficial action to seek truth.
- It introduces THE VOW OF CHASTITY, a set of strict rules including shooting on location, hand-held cameras, no artificial sound or lighting, and no genre movies.
- Directors swear to refrain from personal taste, prioritize the instant over the whole, and force truth from characters, without taking credit for their work.