Lars Von Trier Europe Trilogy - 4-DVD Box Set ( Lars Von Trier's Europe Trilogy: Element Of Crime / Epidemic / Europa ) ( Forbrydelsens element / Epidemic / Europa )

Lars Von Trier Europe Trilogy - 4-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Lars Von Trier's Europe Trilogy: Element Of Crime / Epidemic / Europa
Alternate Title: Forbrydelsens element / Epidemic / Europa
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Catalonian International Film Festival
Fantasporto Awards
Stockholm Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
309 min + 278 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Box Set
Commentary
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Special Edition
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1984 - 1991 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Lars von Trier

Written By:
Lars von Trier

Actors:
Jean-Marc Barr ..... Leopold Kessler
Barbara Sukowa ..... Katharina Hartmann
Udo Kier ..... Lawrence Hartmann
Ernst-Hugo Järegård ..... Uncle Kessler
Erik Mørk ..... Pater
Jørgen Reenberg ..... Max Hartmann
Henning Jensen ..... Siggy
Eddie Constantine ..... Colonel Harris
Max von Sydow ..... Narrator (voice)
Benny Poulsen ..... Steleman
Erno Müller ..... Seifert
Dietrich Kuhlbrodt ..... Inspector
Michael Phillip Simpson ..... Robins
Holger Perfort ..... Mr. Ravenstein
Anne Werner Thomsen ..... Mrs. Ravenstein
Michael Elphick ..... Fisher
Esmond Knight ..... Osborne
Me Me Lai ..... Kim (as Meme Lai)
Jerold Wells ..... Kramer
Ahmed El Shenawi ..... Therapist
Astrid Henning-Jensen ..... House Keeper
János Herskó ..... Coroner (as Janos Hersko)
Stig Larsson ..... Coroner's Assistant
Harry Harper ..... Portier 1
Roman Moszkowicz ..... Portier 2
Lars von Trier ..... Schmuck of Ages (as Lars Von Trier)
Frederik Casby ..... White Policeman
Duke Addabayo ..... Black Policeman
Jon Bang Carlsen ..... Angry Policeman (as Jon Bang-Carlsen)
Leif Magnusson ..... Hotel Guest
Allan De Waal
Ole Ernst
Michael Gelting
Colin Gilder
Svend Ali Hamann ..... Svend
Ib Hansen
Anja Hemmingsen
Kirsten Hemmingsen
Cæcilia Holbek Trier ..... (as Cæcilia Holbek)
Gert Holbek
Claes Kastholm Hansen ..... Claes
Udo Kier ..... Udo
Jan Kornum Larsen
Joergen Christian Krueff
Gitte Lind ..... Gitte

Synopsis:

Element Of Crime (1984):
This visually stunning debut sees a police detective, Fisher (played by Michael Elphick), attempting to solve a series of grisly crimes by becoming the killer himself. Awash with cinematic allusions, it's a foretaste of what the
fledgling director would become.
Epidemic (1988):
Previously unreleased in the UK, this is a truly experimental film with echoes of the director's later films; The Idiots and Dogville. Starring the director as the lead and using no camera crew, the story follows a doctor attempting to stop the spread of a plague who only succeeds in spreading it further.
Europa (1991):
Set in Germany after the Second World War, this drama follows an idealistic young American of German descent (Jean-Marc Barr) as he tries to help re-build a damaged country, by working on the railways, whilst remaining neutral to the conflicting forces therein. To complicate matters, he falls in love with his employer's daughter and soon realises that he will have to make some difficult choices.

Lars Von Trier is considered one of world cinema's great auteurs. His reputation has been built upon controversial and experimental films such as The Idiots, Dancer In The Dark and Dogville, that often divide audiences. However, he found his own unique voice with three early projects which have come to be known as the E-Trilogy: Element of Crime, Epidemic and Europa - all dramas concerned with the nature of identity.

The Element of Crime (1984)

Fisher, an ex-cop, returns to his old beat somewhere in northern Europe after a thirteen-year hiatus in Cairo. His former mentor and role model, author of a treatise called "The Element of Crime", asks him to solve a series of murders involving lottery ticket sellers. Guided by the theories put forth in the book, Fischer retraces the steps of a suspect, Harry Grey, as recorded in a three-year-old police surveillance report.

Epidemic (1987)

The screenwriters Lars and Niels are writing the screenplay of an outbreak like many other plagues in Europe. In the story, the renowned epidemiologist Dr. Mesmer decides to leave the Faculty of Medicine to go to the outskirt of the city to give assistance to the inhabitants. Soon, a mysterious disease is spread in the real world. Then the writers travel to Germany for a meeting and then they visit their producer, where they meet a hypnotized woman that is sick.

Europa (1991)

An American of German descent arrives in post-war Germany 1945. His uncle gets him a job on the Zentropa train line as a sleeping car conductor. The American's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by the Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but he finds himself being used by both the Americans and the influential family that owns the railroad. After falling in love with the railroad magnate's daughter, he finds that he can't remain neutral and must make some difficult choices.

The Element of Crime (1984)

A cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor.

Epidemic (1987)

A film director and a script writer (performed by Lars von Trier and Niels Vørsel themselves) write a screenplay, in which an epidemic spreads about the whole world. Like the protagonist they do not notice, that a real epidemic is developing around them.

Europa (1991)

Just after WW2, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.

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