Dogma 95 was a manifesto signed and published by Danish film directors Thomas Vinterberg and Lars Von Trier in 1995. This manifesto consists of ten rules to be followed, the so-called vows of chastity, which should serve as a guide for the production of future films. This should lead to the renunciation of various accommodations or production conventions in the making of films on the part of the filmmakers, such as
«[…] 3. it is only allowed to shoot with one camera. […] 5. Optical manipulation is forbidden, as is the use of filters. […] 6. The film must not contain any superficial action. (Murder, weapons, etc. are not allowed.) [sic!] 7. temporal or geographical distortion is forbidden. (This means that the movie must take place in the here and now.) [sic!] […] 9. The film format must be 35mm Academy».
This is a counter-movement to the auteur theory of the 60s. Many films made according to these Dogma 95 rules violate some of these vows of chastity, which makes the films seem even more ironic.
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