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Europa (film)
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| Directed by | Lars von Trier |
| Produced by | Peter Aalbæk Jensen Bo Christensen |
| Written by | Lars von Trier Niels Vørsel |
| Starring | Jean-Marc Barr Barbara Sukowa Ernst-Hugo Järegård Eddie Constantine Erik Mørk Henning Jensen |
| Music by | Joachim Holbek |
| Cinematography | Henning Bendtsen Edward Klosinski Jean-Paul Meurisse |
| Editing by | Hervé Schneid |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
| Release dates | 12 May 1991 (premiere at Cannes) 22 June 1991 (Germany) 16 August 1991 (Denmark)[1] 22 May 1992 (USA) 2 July 1992 (Australia) |
| Running time | 113 min.[2] |
| Country | Denmark France Germany Poland Sweden Switzerland |
| Language | English and German |
Europa was released as Zentropa in North America to avoid confusion with Europa Europa (1990). Co-written by von Trier and Niels Vørsel, it tells the story of a young, idealistic American who hopes to "show some kindness" to the German people soon after the end of World War II. In US-occupied Germany, he takes on work as a sleeping car conductor for the Zentropa railway network, falls in love with a femme fatale, and becomes embroiled in a pro-Nazi terrorist conspiracy.
The film features an international cast, including the French-American Jean-Marc Barr, Germans Barbara Sukowa and Udo Kier, expatriate American Eddie Constantine, and the Swedes Max von Sydow and Ernst-Hugo Järegård.
Europa was influenced by Franz Kafka's Amerika. Also the name of the film was chosen "as an echo" of that novel.[3]
Contents
[hide]Cast[edit]
- Jean-Marc Barr - Leopold Kessler
- Barbara Sukowa - Katharina Hartmann
- Udo Kier - Lawrence Hartmann
- Ernst-Hugo Järegård - Uncle Kessler
- Henning Jensen (actor) - Siggy
- Erik Mørk - Pater
- Eddie Constantine - Colonel Harris
- Max von Sydow - Narrator
- Jørgen Reenberg - Max Hartmann
- Benny Poulsen - Steleman
- Erno Müller - Seifert
- Dietrich Kuhlbrodt - Inspector
- Michael Phillip Simpson - Robins
- Holger Perfort - Mr. Ravenstein
- Anne Werner Thomsen - Mrs. Ravenstein
- Lars von Trier - Jew
- Baard Owe - Man With Papers
Style[edit]
The film's characters, music, dialogue, and plot are self-consciously melodramatic and ironically imitative of film noir conventions.
Production[edit]
Locations[edit]
- In Poland (exteriors)
- Chojna Cathedral (Marienkirche)
- Chojna Roundhouse
- In Denmark
- Nordisk Film studios, Copenhagen
- Copenhagen Dansk Hydraulisk Institut
Reception[edit]
Accolades[edit]
The film won three awards at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival (Best Artistic Contribution, Jury Prize, and Technical Grand Prize).[4] Upon realizing that he had not won the Palme d'Or, von Trier gave the judges the finger and stormed out of the venue.[5]Home media[edit]
The Criterion Collection released the film on DVD in 2008. The package contained several documentaries on the film and audio commentary from von Trier.References[edit]
- Jump up ^ Stevenson, Jack (2002). Lars von Trier. British Film Institute. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-85170-902-4. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- Jump up ^ Lasagna, Roberto; Lena, Sandra (32 May 2003). Lars von Trier. Gremese Editore. p. 123. ISBN 978-88-7301-543-7. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- Jump up ^ Lars Von Trier: Interviews, pp. 82-83
- Jump up ^ "Festival de Cannes: Europa". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- Jump up ^ "Zentropa". Chicago Sun-Times.
External links[edit]
- Europa at allmovie
- Europa at the Internet Movie Database
- Europa at the TCM Movie Database
- Europa at Rotten Tomatoes
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Hidden Agenda | Jury Prize, Cannes 1991 tied with Hors la vie | Succeeded by Dream of Light tied with An Independent Life |
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