Forbrydelsens element (1984)

Regisseur:

Lars von Trier

Drehbuchautoren:

Niels Vørsel (writer) &
William Quarshie (dialogue translation) ...

Premierendatum:

14. Mai 1984 (Denmark)

Genre:

Thriller | Drama

Plot:

Fischer, an ex-cop, returns to his old beat somewhere in northern Europe after a thirteen-year hiatus in Cairo...

Plot Keywords:

Surreal | Prostitute | Hypnosis | Part Of Trilogy | Futuristic

Filmpreise:

11 wins & 3 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Imagery and Story both lovely and hideous

Besetzung

Michael Elphick	...	Fisher
Esmond Knight	...	Osborne
Me Me Lai	...	Kim (as Meme Lai)
Jerold Wells	...	Kramer
Ahmed El Shenawi	...	Therapist
Astrid Henning-Jensen	...	House Keeper
János Herskó	...	Coroner (as Janos Hersko)
Stig Larsson	...	Coroner's Assistant
Harry Harper	...	Portier 1
Roman Moszkowicz	...	Portier 2
Lars von Trier	...	Schmuck of Ages (as Lars Von Trier)
Frederik Casby	...	White Policeman
Duke Addabayo	...	Black Policeman
Jon Bang Carlsen	...	Angry Policeman (as Jon Bang-Carlsen)
Leif Magnusson	...	Hotel Guest

Alternativ:

The Element of Crime (UK)
The Last Tourist in Europe (Denmark) (working title)
Spuren eines Verbrechens (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]
The Element of Crime (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

104 Min

Produktionsland:

Denmark

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:R(A) | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13

Drehorte:

Det Danske Filmstudie, Lyngby, Denmark

Firma:

Det Danske Filminstitut

Dies und das:

The first film in Lars von Trier's 'Europa' trilogy which illuminates the traumas of Europe in the future. The two other parts are Epidemic (1987) and Europa (1991).

Dialogzitate:

Fisher: [voice-over] We're having sex. Kim's drug works. I feel fine.
Therapist: But this isn't what you are after. Let me get one thing clear. You're trying to reconstruct Harry Grey's headaches by means of the side-effects of these pills.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Snatcher (1988) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Der Letzte Tourist in Europa

Imagery and Story both lovely and hideous

I love every moment of this film. It's an exquisite puzzle, full of intense details one plucks from the props and the dialogue. That said, it is also a mesmerizing piece of work - when I saw it in the theater, everyone in the audience fell asleep at one point or another, even though we were all enthralled. I'm thrilled to finally have it on video (and DVD soon!), so I won't miss a moment. Plus, I can hit pause for Lars' cameo (he makes a cameo appearance in all of his films; you can watch him age from Element through Idiots) as a hot young skinhead hotel clerk. Woohoo!