Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Lars Von Trier is considered one of world cinema&s great auteurs His reputation has been built upon controversial & experimental films such as The Idiots Dancer In The Dark & 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 & Europa
- all dramas concerned with the nature of identity Element Of Crime (1984) Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic 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 thefledgling director would become Epidemic (1988) Widescreen 1631 Anamorphic Black & White Previously unreleased in the UK this is a truly experimental film with echoes of the director&s later films; The Idiots & Dogville Starring the director as the lead & 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) Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic 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 & soon realises that he will have to make some difficult choices Actors Michael Elphick Esmond Knight Jerold Wells Meme Lai Lars von Trier Niels Vorsel Udo Kier Svend Ali Hamann Gitte Lind Jean-Marc Barr Barbara Sukowa & Europa narration by Max Von Sydow Director Lars Von Trier Certificate 15 years & over Year 1984 ; 1988 ; 1991 Screen See Review Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles English ; Danish ; Swedish ; Norwegian ; Finnish ; German ; French ; Dutch Duration 5 hours 9 mins ; 4 hours 38mins (Extra features) (approx)