Playing the Fool (2000) — documentary film. Directed by Claire Lasko. Starring Lars von Trier, Jamie Beddard, Paul Darke.
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Documentary · 24 min · 2000
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.
