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Lars von Trier's bizarre yarn concerns Leopold Kessler (Jean-Marc Barr), a German American who becomes involved in a surreal nightmare in postwar Germany. Leopold travels to Germany in order to help restore the ravaged countryside. His uncle (Ernst-Hugo Jaregard) gets him a job as a sleeping-car conductor with a giant railway complex called Zentropa. On his first day, Leopold is seduced by Katharina Hartmann (Barbara Sukowa), who just so happens to be the daughter of Zentropa's owner. Leopold blindly falls for Katharina, unaware that she is about to draw him into a maze of suspense and intrigue involving pro-Nazi terrorists.
Opening with a hypnotizing image of rolling train tracks and a somber voice-over by Max Von Sydow, ZENTROPA unfolds calculatedly and ambiguously. Von Trier employs a series of ingenious technical tricks, using rear projection as well as cutting between color and black-and-white, in order to give his film a dazzling visual presentation. The result is a mysterious thriller that will beg for a second viewing once the final credits have rolled.
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2-Disc Set
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English, German
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: Europa--The Faecal Location - 2005
Interviews: Henning Bendtsen, Cinematographer; Joachim Holbek,Composer; Manon Rasmussen, Costume Designer; Mogens Rukov, Film Educator; Tomas Gislason, Editor; Peter Aalbaek Jensen, Producer, Peter Grant, Art Director; Michael Simpson, Actor; Per Arman, Production Manager; Ole Ernst, Actor
Highlights - Europa Trilogy Conversation With Lars von Trier, Director - 2005
Audio Commentary: Lars Von Trier, Director; Peter Aalbaek Jensen, Producer
Documentary:
1. The Making of EUROPA - 1991
2. Trier's Element - 1991
3. Anecdotes from Europa - 2005
Additional Products:
Booklet
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No Award information currently available
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- Color - B&W and Color
- Additional Information - Criterion Collection / 2-Disc Set
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Zentropa Criterion Collection / 2-Disc Set DVD
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