The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (De unge år) 16 years old

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1

Erik Nietzsche is an intelligent but in many ways inexperienced shy young man who is convinced that he wants to be a film director. In the late 1970s, Erik is accepted by the Danish National Film School where he enters a world of angry and unhelpful tutors, weird fellow students and unwritten rules. In this both exhilarating and angst-provoking period for him, Erik feels increasingly like a foreigner in the film industry. Frequently, he is merely an observer of the absurdities that surround him. He encounters trade union disputes, falls in love and experiences self-assured empowered women who refuse to make a commitment. The film is a drama full of comedy - a sharp portrait of a conceited but entertaining world of film which we suspect our dogged young director will eventually conquer with his vision.

Credits

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 Cast

Name Character
David Dencik He was 33, now 49 years old as Zelko
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau He was 37, now 53 years old as Sammy
Lars von Trier He was 51, now 67 years old as Narrator
Troels Lyby He was 41, now 57 years old as Bent
Søren Pilmark He was 52, now 68 years old as Mads
Bodil Jørgensen She was 46, now 62 years old as Katrine Bonfils
Mille Lehfeldt She was 28, now 44 years old as Margrethe (as Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt)
Paprika Steen She was 43, now 59 years old as Ursula Østdal
Ditte Hansen She was 37, now 53 years old as Filosofilærer
Jonatan Spang He was 29, now 46 years old as Erik Nietzsche
Christian Fuhlendorff He was 25, now 41 years old as Lille Fotograf
Jens Albinus He was 42, now 59 years old as Troels Højbjerg

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 Crew

Name Department
Jacob Thuesen as Director. He was 45 (now 61) years old Directing
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 poster
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (16 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, December 25, 2007
  • Runtime: 91 minutes