The Boss of It All

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The Boss of It All
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Danish theatrical release poster
Directed by Lars von Trier
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  • Meta Louise Foldager
  • Vibeke Windeløv
  • Signe Jensen
Written by Lars von Trier
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Music by Mikkel Maltha[1]
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Edited by Molly Malene Stensgaard
Production
company
Distributed by Nordisk Film Biografdistribution
Release dates
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  • 21 September 2006 (2006-09-21) (CIFF)
  • 8 December 2006 (2006-12-08)
Running time
 99 minutes[5]
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  • Denmark
  • France
  • Germany
  • Iceland
  • Italy
  • Sweden
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  • Danish
  • English
  • Icelandic
  • Russian
Budget €3 million[6]
($4 million)
Box office $3,111,395[7]

The Boss of It All (Danish: Direktøren for det hele) is a 2006 Danish comedy film written and directed by Lars von Trier.[8]

Plot

The owner of an IT company wishes to sell it. But, for years, he has pretended that the real boss lives in America and communicates with the staff only by e-mail. That way, all the unpopular decisions can be attributed to the absentee manager, while all the popular ones to him directly. But now, the prospective buyer insists on meeting the big boss in person. In a panic, the owner hires a failed, over-intellectualizing actor to portray this imaginary boss, and the actor proceeds to improvise all his lines, to the consternation of both the buyer and the company staff, who finally get to meet their ghostly boss.

Cast

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Release

The Boss of It All opened in Denmark on 8 December 2006 and earned 1,147,632 kr. The film opened in the United States on 23 May 2007 and earned $51,548. Worldwide, the film grossed $3,111,395.[7]

Critical reception

The film received generally positive reviews. It holds a 74% rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 65 reviews.[9] On Metacritic, the film has a 71/100 rating based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

Accolades

The film was nominated for two Bodil Awards, three Robert Festival Honours and the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Remake

On February 23, 2011, it was announced that Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz was remaking The Boss of It All for Universal Pictures with Brian Grazer producing.[11]

References

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External links

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