Dogme

British  

/ ˈdɒɡmɪ /

noun

1. a group of Danish film-makers, formed by Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who have a set of strict rules, such as not using artificial lighting, always filming on location, and always using a hand-held camera

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Etymology

Origin of Dogme

Danish: literally, dogma

Example Sentences

Before graduation Lindholm was tapped by Vinterberg, a co-founder of the Dogme 95 film movement, to help him write what would become the 2010 social realist feature “Submarino.”

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

For the human stuff, we were looking at, like, Dogme 95 movies, that cinematography.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2021

Yes, there is a Dogme looseness in how she shoots, but there is always a tension between the rawness she gets to and a forensic hyperreality.

From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2020

Dogme 95 creators Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg were committed to using natural lighting, sound produced along with the images, strictly on-location shooting and the rejection of “superficial action.”

From Newsweek • Feb. 5, 2015

L'Enfer d�truit ou Examen raisonn� du Dogme de l'Eternit� des Peines.

From Baron D'Holbach : a Study of Eighteenth Century Radicalism in France by Cushing, Max Pearson