Rent Europa (1991)
3.6 of 5 from 104 ratings
1h 47min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In post WWII Germany, an idealistic young American of German descent (Jean-Marc Barr) tries to help rebuild a damaged country. Soon, however, emotions and conflicting political interests force him to make some difficult decisions. Stylishly realised in stunning black and white, this modern expressionist drama brought its director huge critical acclaim.
- Actors:
- Barbara Sukowa, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Erik Mørk, Jørgen Reenberg, Henning Jensen, Eddie Constantine, Benny Poulsen, Erno Müller, Dietrich Kuhlbrodt, Michael Phillip Simpson, Holger Perfort, Anne Werner Thomsen, Hardy Rafn, Cæcilia Holbek Trier, János Herskó, Talila, Claus Flygare, Jon Ledin
- Directors:
- Lars Von Trier
- Producers:
- Bo Christensen, Peter Aalbæk Jensen
- Voiced By:
- Max von Sydow
- Narrated By:
- Max von Sydow
- Writers:
- Lars Von Trier, Niels Vørsel
- Aka:
- Zentropa
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- People of the Pictures, Remembering: Max von Sydow, Top 10 Films About Trains: Thrillers, Top 10 Films With Voiceover Narration, Top Films
- Countries:
- Denmark
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/10/2023
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Anecdotes from Europa - a Behind the Scenes documentary
- The Making of 'Europa'
- Commentaries with Lars von Trier, Aalbaek Jensen, Jean-Marc Barr and Udo Kier
- From Dreyer to von Trier - Interview with cinematographer Henning Bendtsen
- The Emotional Music Script - Featurette with composer Joachim Holbek
- The Faecal Location - Featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Europa
Decent Men Need Not Apply - Europa review by griggs
Max von Sydow counts you down from ten, and fair play, the film pretty much hypnotises you on the spot. From there, Europa drops you into a postwar Germany where an earnest American still seems to think decency and good manners might be enough. This being a Lars von Trier film, that idea gets fed straight into the gears.
What a mad-looking thing this is. Rear projection, layered images, black and white jolted by flashes of colour, that great foggy voiceover curling round the whole film like cigarette smoke in a train carriage. It should be a mess. Somehow it isn’t. Jean-Marc Barr does a smart job of staying human. At the same time, everything around him turns feverish, and Udo Kier proves yet again that nobody does unsettling quite like Udo Kier just standing in a room.
Leopold is doomed from the start, and so are we, really. Dreamlike, claustrophobic and properly angry about the way Europe tried to tidy away its own rot, Europa feels both showy and weirdly precise. Lars is showing off, obviously. The annoying thing is, he’s good enough to get away with it.
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