Europa

In the ruins of postwar Germany, an idealistic young American takes a railway job for the Zentropa company. Drawn into a web of political intrigue, manipulation and lingering Nazi sympathies, he becomes entangled in a society struggling to reckon with its recent past. Blending film noir, melodrama and hypnotic formal experimentation, Europa (final title of the eponymous trilogy) turns history into a dreamlike labyrinth of guilt, complicity and power.

Duration: 107’
Production year: 1991
Country: DK
Language: EN, DE Subtitles: PT

Upcoming sessions

18:00

Medeia Nimas Cinema

Cannes Film Festival 1991 — Jury Prize (ex-aequo), Technical Grand Prize, Best Artistic Contribution

Lars von Trier

Born in 1956, Lars von Trier has established himself as the most ambitious and visually distinctive Danish filmmaker on the contemporary scene. He made his feature film debut with The Element of Crime (1984), which earned him international recognition, and solidified his reputation with Europa (1991), Breaking the Waves (1996) and The Idiots (1998). In 1995, he co-founded the Dogme 95 movement, which advocated a more austere and naturalistic approach to filmmaking. His work is characterised by formal experimentation, the subversion of cinematic conventions, and an exploration of the limits of representation. Dancer in the Dark (2000), winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, marked one of the most acclaimed moments of his career. Subsequent films such as Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005), Melancholia (2011), Nymphomaniac: Vol. I and Vol. II (2013), and The House That Jack Built (2018) further confirmed the diversity and radical nature of his trajectory within European and international cinema.

Original title: Europa

Upcoming sessions

11 Nov

Medeia Nimas Cinema

Lars von Trier

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