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Europa

1991 · 113 min

A hypnotic, dreamlike plunge into postwar moral decay, visually arresting and emotionally chilling.

Tagline: World War II had finished, but it left indelible marks.
Overview: In 1945 Germany, following the end of World War II, Leopold Kessler, an American of German descent, is hired by his uncle as a sleeping car conductor on the Zentropa train line. Leopold's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but ultimately finds himself being used by both sides.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
betrayal
morality
identity
war
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: crime, drama, thriller
Directed by: Lars von Trier
Written by: Niels Vørsel, Lars von Trier
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Erik Mørk, Jørgen Reenberg, Henning Jensen, Eddie Constantine
Music: Joachim Holbek
Cinematography: Henning Bendtsen, Jean-Paul Meurisse
Runtime: 113 min
Country: Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden
Languages: German, Latin, English

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