| Edition |
Special edition double-disc set. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : 18 cm). |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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digital optical stereo Dolby rda |
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NTSC |
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video file DVD video rda |
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region 1 |
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Motion picture |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 454 |
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Criterion collection ; 454.
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| System Details |
DVD video format, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1), Dolby Digital 2.1 audio. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); includes German dialog with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier, Barbara Sukowa, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Erik Mørk, Jørgen Reenberg, Henning Jensen, Eddie Constantine; narrator, Max Von Sydow. |
| Credits |
Janus Films ; a Danish-French-German-Swedish coproduction ; produced by Gunnar Obel & Nordisk Film & TV A/S, Gerard Mital Productions, PCC, WMG, The Swedish Film Institute ; directors of photography, Henning Bendtsen, Jean-Paul Meurisse, Edward Klosinsky ; composer, Joakim Holbek; editor, Herve Schneid. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991. |
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Restored high-definition digital transfer. |
| Summary |
Leo Kessler, an American of German descent, visits Germany in 1945. He works as a night conductor on the Zentropa Railway Line, owned by a Nazi sympathizer. Leo attempts to remain neutral to the ongoing purging of loyalists by the Allied forces, but he falls in love with the railway magnate's daughter. |
| Note |
Special features: Danish audio commentary with director Lars von Trier and producer Peter Aalbaek Jensen; documentary Making of Europa (1991); original theatrical trailer; Trier's element, a documentary featuring an interview with von Trier as well as footage from Europa's set and its Cannes premiere and press conference; Anecdotes from Europa, a short documentary featuring interviews with film historian Peter Schepelern, actor Jean-Marc Baar, Aalbaek Jensen, assistant director Tomas Gislason, co-writer Niels Vorsel, and prop master Peter Grant; additional interviews; booklet with essay by critic Howard Hampton. |
| Subject |
Denazification -- Germany -- Drama.
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Germany -- History -- 1945-1955 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
War films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Trier, Lars von, 1956- film director, screenwriter.
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Vørsel, Niels, screenwriter.
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Jensen, Peter Aalbæk, 1956- film producer.
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Christensen, Bo, 1937- film producer.
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Barr, Jean-Marc, 1960- actor.
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Sukowa, Barbara, 1950- actor.
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Kier, Udo, actor.
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Järegård, Ernst-Hugo, 1928-1998, actor.
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Mørk, Erik, actor.
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Reenberg, Jørgen, 1927- actor.
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Jensen, Henning, 1934- actor.
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Constantine, Eddie, 1917-1993, actor.
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Sydow, Max von, 1929- narrator.
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Bendtsen, Henning, 1925-2011, director of photography.
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Meurisse, Jean-Paul, director of photography.
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Kłosiński, Edward, 1943-2008. Cinematographer.
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Holbek, Joachim, composer.
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Schneid, Hervé, editor of moving image work.
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Nordic Film/TV Association.
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Janus Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Also known as: Zentropa |
| ISBN |
9781604651027 |
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1604651024 |
| Standard No. |
715515034029 |
| Music No. |
CC1784D The Criterion Collection |
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