Lars Von Trier's E-Trilogy - Element Of Crime / Epidemic / Euro Details

Lars Von Trier's E-Trilogy - Element Of Crime / Epidemic / Euro

Featuring 'Element Of Crime', Danish director Lars von Trier's debut feature film, also his first English-language effort, an extremely hypnotic, moody thriller. The story opens in the desert of Egypt, where police detective Leopold Fisher (Michael Elphick) is hypnotized and asked to recount the recent events of his life. It seems that Fisher has been called back to a small town where he has previously spent time in order to investigate the brutal murders of several little girls who sell lottery tickets. He reunites with his mentor, Osborne (Esmond Night), the writer of a controversial book entitled THE ELEMENT OF CRIME, in which he recommends that investigators adopt the point of view of killers in order to better predict subsequent tragedies. When Fisher meets Kim (Meme Lei), a beautiful young woman, the pair embarks on a journey that begins to blur the line between Fisher's simulated killer and the real thing. Von Trier's film is a bold exercise in style, using hypnotism to support the slowly unfolding story. Visually, he soaks the film in a sepia tone, incorporating double exposures and super-8 footage to add even more stylish effect. The result is a deeply puzzling murder mystery that stands as an extremely bold directorial debut. Plus 'Epidemic' and 'Europa'.

Starring	Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai, Lars Von Trier, Neil Vorsel, Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier
Director	Lars Von Trier
Studio	PALISADES TARTAN
Run time	DVD: 9 hrs 38 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Subtitles	DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Released	DVD: 22 Aug 2005