Mogens Rukov (4 August 1943 – 18 December 2015) was a Danish

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and

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. He achieved a university degree in Nordic philology and film in 1974. He taught in the screenwriting department at the

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. His efforts to shape new generations of Danish screenwriters were much-respected. He wrote or co-wrote several screenplays and functioned as a consultant on numerous films.

Filmography (selected)

* ''

The Element of Crime ''The Element of Crime'' ( da, Forbrydelsens Element) is a 1984 experimental neo-noir crime film co-written and directed by Lars von Trier. It is the first feature film directed by Trier and the first installment of the director's Europa trilog ...

'' (1984) (consultant: scenario) * '' Elise'' (1985) (writer) * '' Space Wreck'' 1998 (International: English title) * ''

The Celebration ''The Celebration'' ( da, Festen) is a 1998 Danish dark comedy- drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg and produced by Nimbus Film. The film tells the story of a family gathering to celebrate their father's 60th birthday, juggling subjects o ...

'' Dogme #1, 1998 (screenplay) * ''

The Idiots ''The Idiots'' ( da, Idioterne) is a 1998 Danish dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It is his first film made in compliance with the Dogme 95 Manifesto, and is also known as Dogme #2. It is the second film in von Tr ...

'' a.k.a. Dogme #2 (1998) (script consultant) * '' The Third Lie'' (2000) (writer) * '' Kira's Reason: A Love Story'' a.k.a. Dogme #21 (2001) (screenplay in cooperation) * ''

It's All About Love ''It's All About Love'' is a 2003 English-language Danish romance-drama film written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Its narrative can be classified as apocalyptic science fiction, but Vinterberg prefers to call it "a dream". Unlike the directo ...

'' (2003) (writer) * ''

Inheritance Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Of ...

'' (2003) (screenplay) * ''

Reconstruction Reconstruction may refer to: Politics, history, and sociology * Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company *''Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Unio ...

'' (writer) * ' (2004) (writer) * '' The Jewish Toy Merchant'' (2005) (writer) * ''

Manslaughter Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th ce ...

'' (2005) (writer) * ' (2007) (writer) * ''

A Man Comes Home A Man Comes Home ( da, En mand kommer hjem) is a 2007 Danish comedy film directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Cast * Oliver Møller-Knauer - Sebastian * Ronja Mannov Olesen - Maria * Helene Reingaard Neumann - Claudia * Thomas Bo Larsen - Hans Kri ...

'' (2007) (writer) * '' Go With Peace, Jamil'' (2008) (co-writer) * ' (2008) (dramaturgist) * ' (2008) (writer)

References

External links

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Interview with The Dogme Doctor Mogens Rukov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rukov, Mogens 1943 births 2015 deaths Bodil Honorary Award recipients Danish dramatists and playwrights Danish male screenwriters People from Holstebro