Rent Epidemic (1987)
3.0 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 42min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Previously unreleased in the UK, this brilliant and experimental film prefigures the director's later works, 'The Idiots' and 'Dogville'. Starring the director in the lead and filmed without a conventional camera crew, the story concerns itself with a doctor attempting to stop the spread of a plague but only making matters worse.
- Actors:
- Lars Von Trier, Niels Vørsel, Udo Kier, Olaf Ussing, Ole Ernst, Michael Simpson, Colin Gilder, Leif Magnusson, Lennart Pasborg, Svend Ali Hamann, Joergen Christian Krueff, Claes Kastholm Hansen, Thorkild Toennesen, Mik Skov, Cæcilia Holbek Trier, Allan De Waal, Michael Gelting, Ib Hansen, Kirsten Hemmingsen, Anja Hemmingsen
- Directors:
- Lars Von Trier
- Producers:
- Jacob Eriksen
- Writers:
- Lars Von Trier, Niels Vørsel
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Remembering: Max von Sydow
- Countries:
- Denmark
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/10/2023
- Run Time:
- 107 minutes
- Languages:
- Danish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Medea (1988) - TV Movie directed by Lars von Trier
- Anecdotes from Epidemic - a Behind the Scenes documentary
- Commentary by director Lars von Trier and co-Star Niels Vorsel
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Reviews (2) of Epidemic
Plague Before the Storm - Epidemic review by griggs
Epidemic is far from von Trier’s best, but as a second film it hints at where he was heading–especially the raw, lo-fi sensibility that would later shape Dogme 95. If this has been my introduction to his work, it would probably have put me off for good. The metaphysical and metafictional framing is tough going, only really clicking in the last 20 minutes. Still, watching it retrospectively, it’s fascinating to see the early seeds of his style take root.
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Clever early work - Epidemic review by RC
Playfully moves between fragments of story, filmmaking and an ending that really delivers. I like the rather unflattering portraits they make of themselves in the process too.
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