The Danish filmmaker was in conversation this evening with Goteborg festival head Pia Lundberg.
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It felt almost like a suicide mission.
People were calling me before the success ofFestenwarning me that it could destroy my career.
Thomas VinterbergMario Wurzburger/Getty Images
That its going to be the end and Lars was manipulating me, Vinterberg said of the time.
Dogme was then immediatley synonymous with a new and energetic culture coming out of Denmark.
It went from being a revolt to being fashion, Vinterberg said.
And it became a ticket to a film festival.
So the danger and courage which was so important to what we did was gone.
Therefore, for us, Dogme was over the minute it started.
But it still was inspirational for an incredible amount of filmmakers all over the world.
In that regard, it was no longer about us, and that was fine.
The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, and Sean Penn.
It bombed at the box office and was savaged by critics.
Vinterberg said it was a dysfunctional film but was ultimately misunderstood by audiences.
I consider it my trouble child because it fails socially.
It was a catastrophe, he said.
But I thought it was a disorienting yet poetic film.
I understand why people dont understand it.
But I love it.
Vinterberg described the process of making a series as long but fulfilling.
Goteborg Film Festival runs until Feb 2.
