Playing the Fool

Playing the Fool — Plot

Documentary following the controversy of the 1988 film THE IDIOTS, which showed a group of middle class people pretending to be mentally impaired. Disabled people confront film director Lars von Trier about his view that anything can be shown in film, arguing that it reinforces negative stereotypes of the disabled.

• Release date
• August 19, 2000
• Runtime
• 24 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Claire Lasko

Playing the Fool — Cast

Lars von Trier Self Jamie Beddard Self

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Paul Darke Self