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That film was a product of the pared-down Dogme 95 movement founded by Vinterberg and fellow Danish director Lars von Trier. Vinterberg later abandoned the strict filmmaking rules of Dogme, which banned constructed sets, action sequences and special effects.
"I picked the fruit and there was no more fruit left on the tree," the director said. "So I had to abandon this way of filmmaking and look for other stuff."
But he is still drawn to muscular filmmaking and to dark tales from his homeland, whose writers and directors have a reputation for somber subjects.
"Denmark and Scandinavia in general have always been telling these dark tales," Vinterberg said. "This is not an entire image of our country. This is a dark tale from our country, which is a shire of happy little Hobbits -- sometimes very stern Hobbits, but quite happy people in general."
"The Hunt" is one of 22 films competing for the Palme d'Or at the festival, which runs to May 27.
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