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The Boss of It All

2006 · 99 min

A dry, offbeat office farce with awkward laughs and a quietly absurd edge, shot with deliberately jittery framing.

Directed by
Lars von Trier
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Overview
The owner of an IT firm wants to sell his business for profit; however, when he started his firm, he invented a nonexistent president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed to be taken. When potential purchasers insist on negotiating with 'The Boss' face to face, the owner hires a failed actor to play the part.

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Directed by
Lars von Trier
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • work
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • greed
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Lars von Trier
Written by
Lars von Trier
Starring
Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Benedikt Erlingsson, Iben Hjejle, Henrik Prip, Mia Lyhne, Casper Christensen
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
Denmark, France, Italy, Sweden, Germany
Languages
English, Danish, Icelandic, Russian

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