EUROPA
(orig. )
Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden 1991Language:English, German, FrenchSubtitles:GermanDirector:Lars von TrierWriter: Cinematographer:Henning Bendtsen, Edward KłosinskiMusic:Joachim HolbekWith:Barbara Sukowa, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo KierProducer:Bo Christensen, Peter Aalbæk JensenDistributor:Plaion Pictures GmbH112 min, Colour
One. Germany after the zero hour. Two. An American of German descent wants to support the reconstruction. Three. He joins the Zentropa railway company as a sleeping-car conductor. Four. Old nationalists and Nazis, known as werewolves, plan attacks on the stationed Allied military government. Five. The American meets a woman. Six. And falls in love. Seven. He discovers a plot involving the werewolves. Eight. Is his girlfriend’s life in danger? Nine. Perspectives contradict one another, hierarchies become entangled. Ten. Welcome to a cold, glowing, loving and hating Europe with Udo Kier in a mysteriously serene role.
Director's Biography:Lars von Trier lives for 40 years in the belief that he is the son of a Danish Jew who fled from extermination. At his mother's deathbed, he learns of his father's German roots. What remains is disappointment, trauma and an unfortunate Cannes interview.
Director's Filmography:
2018 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
2013 NYMPHOMANIAC 1 & 2
2011 MELANCHOLIA
Screenings
- 15.11.2024 17:45 ASTOR Saal 3