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The Boss of It All

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For years, company director Ravn (Peter Gantzler) leads his staff to believe that the head of the firm is an absentee director named Svend. Now Ravn wants to sell out to Finnur (Fridrik Thór Fridriksson), but Finnur will deal only with Svend. Ravn hires Kristoffer (Jens Albinus), an actor, to portray Svend so the deal can go through, but complications arise when Kristoffer must extend the performance.
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Director Lars von Trier ditches the pretensions but keeps his misanthropy in The Boss of it All, a surprisingly sharp and witty comedy about office life gone haywire.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker Calculatedly self-promoting in his self-effacing trickery, von Trier again makes a work of an audacity—this time, not as tragedy but as farce—that belongs more to advertising than to cinema. Apr 18, 2022 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Mattie Lucas The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) A fresh, nimble-footed departure from one of the world's greatest living directors. Rated: 3.5/4 Jun 6, 2019 Full Review Michael Joshua Rowin Stop Smiling If The Boss of It All is forgettable, it's not for its airiness, but for its failed artiness, and for von Trier's failure to be true to his art. Aug 24, 2017 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An appealing low-budget quirky spoof on corporations. Rated: B Aug 27, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mason M A hilarious film that succeeds at its intention, being a fun comedy. But doesn't succeed quite as much as a film, especially not a Lars von Trier film. This film was great, the writing is amazing and the performances were wonderful. But the strange visual style and lack in heart keep this from being a truly great movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 38 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/26/23 Full Review dave s It seems odd, based on his oeuvre of controversial films, to watch a comedy directed by Lars vonTrier but, strangely enough, The Boss of It All works. The owner of an IT company fabricates a president of the organization in order to shift blame when he has to make difficult decisions. As a result, when it comes time to sell the company, he hires an actor to portray the fictitious president in order to avoid the wrath of the employees. The concept is clearly absurd, but the humor, dry as a bone, works throughout the film as the actor uncovers a long thread of deceit and dishonesty. The movie is hindered by some truly bizarre editing choices and some less than traditional framing of shots, but von Trier clearly has an ear for comedy and even takes a poke at himself with a reference to his Dogme 95 school of filmmaking. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Smart. A different, more intelligent approach to an office comedy. Complex in the way it builds upon and unravels its own premise. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/11/18 Full Review Audience Member Uma comédia pautada no absurdo, mas que ancora suas situações em neuroses realistas nos colegas de uma empresa. No entanto, tais neuroses nunca seriam expostas por pessoas reais, e a beleza de "O Grande Chefe" é justamente deixar fluir o comportamento humano até suas últimas consequências, enquanto ironicamente o comportamento de um ator medíocre é analisado sob a ótica da incompetência. - cinetenisverde.com.br Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A funny office comedy with strange characters with weird personalities. Maybe a common office history if you analize the situation Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Lars von Trier

Director

Jens Albinus

Kristoffer

Peter Gantzler

Ravn

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson

Finnur

Benedikt Erlingsson

Interpreter

Iben Hjejle

Lise

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Synopsis For years, company director Ravn (Peter Gantzler) leads his staff to believe that the head of the firm is an absentee director named Svend. Now Ravn wants to sell out to Finnur (Fridrik Thór Fridriksson), but Finnur will deal only with Svend. Ravn hires Kristoffer (Jens Albinus), an actor, to portray Svend so the deal can go through, but complications arise when Kristoffer must extend the performance.
Director
Lars von Trier
Producer
Vibeke Windeløv, Meta Louise Foldager, Signe Leick Jensen
Screenwriter
Lars von Trier
Production Co
Lucky Red, Memfis Film & Television [se], Zentropa Entertainment
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Danish
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
May 23, 2007
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$51.3K
Runtime
1h 38m