Movie connections for
Forbrydelsens element (1984) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Epidemic (1987)
Europa (1991)

Edited into

Eventyret om dansk film 18: Nye perspektiver - 1970-1987 (1996) (V)

References

Oktyabr (1928)
 -  The hanging dead horse is a quotation of Eisenstein's movie.
Touch of Evil (1958)
Andrey Rublyov (1966)
Stalker (1979)
 -  A couple of scenes are very similar to the "Stalker's dream" sequence.
Blade Runner (1982)

Referenced in

Ennenstadt Europa - Om Lars von Trier og 'Forbrydelsens element' (1984) (TV)
 -  topic of the documentary
Epidemic (1987)
Snatcher (1988) (VG)
 -  "Element of Crime" was the name of the criminal investigation unit Mika Slayton worked before joining Junker.
Portræt af: Lars von Trier (1991) (TV)
 -  mentioned in the TV special
The Making of 'Europa' (1991) (TV)
 -  mentioned in the tv-special
Triers element (1991) (TV)
 -  mentioned in the tv-special
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
A Conversation with Lars von Trier About the Europe Trilogy (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned in the documentary
Anecdotes from 'Element of Crime' (2005) (V)
 -  The documentary is about the film
Anecdotes from 'Europa' (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned in the documentary
Lars von Trier Anecdotes (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned in the documentary
Storyboarding 'Element of Crime' with Cinematographer Tom Elling (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned in the documentary
Wanderlust (2006) (TV)
 -  "The Element of Crime" is visible in the Variety article.

Featured in

Ennenstadt Europa - Om Lars von Trier og 'Forbrydelsens element' (1984) (TV)
 -  footage used in documentary
Portræt af: Lars von Trier (1991) (TV)
 -  footage used in tv-special
The Making of 'Europa' (1991) (TV)
 -  footage used in tv-special
Triers element (1991) (TV)
 -  footage used in tv-special
Tranceformer - A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997)
Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos (1998) (TV)
 -  footage used in tv-special
Anecdotes from 'Element of Crime' (2005) (V)
 -  footage used in documentary
Lars von Trier Anecdotes (2005) (V)
 -  footage used in documentary
Storyboarding 'Element of Crime' with Cinematographer Tom Elling (2005) (V)
 -  footage used in documentary

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