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27 June 1991 (Germany)
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Just after WW2, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him. full summary | full synopsis
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16 wins
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Anguishing Kafkanian Story
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jean-Marc Barr | ... | Leopold Kessler | |
| Barbara Sukowa | ... | Katharina Hartmann | |
| Udo Kier | ... | Lawrence Hartmann | |
| Ernst-Hugo Järegård | ... | Uncle Kessler | |
| Erik Mørk | ... | Pater | |
| Jørgen Reenberg | ... | Max Hartmann | |
| Henning Jensen | ... | Siggy | |
| Eddie Constantine | ... | Colonel Harris | |
| Max von Sydow | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Benny Poulsen | ... | Steleman | |
| Erno Müller | ... | Seifert | |
| Dietrich Kuhlbrodt | ... | Inspector | |
| Michael Phillip Simpson | ... | Robins | |
| Holger Perfort | ... | Mr. Ravenstein | |
| Anne Werner Thomsen | ... | Mrs. Ravenstein |
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Rated R for mature treatment of holocaust issues.
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112 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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New Zealand:M |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
Italy:T |
Singapore:NC-16 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Germany:16
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The final film in Lars von Trier's 'Europa' trilogy which illuminates the traumas of Europe in the future. The two other parts are Forbrydelsens element (1984) and Epidemic (1987).
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Europa Aria
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On October of 1945, the American German descendant Leopold Kessler (Jean-Marc Barr) arrives in a post-war Frankfurt and his bitter Uncle Kessler (Ernst-Hugo Järegård) gets a job for him in the Zentropa train line as a sleeping car conductor. While traveling in the train learning his profession, he sees the destructed occupied Germany and meets Katharina Hartmann (Barbara Sukowa), the daughter of the former powerful entrepreneur of transport business and owner of Zentropa, Max Hartmann (Jørgen Reenberg). Leopold stays neutral between the allied forces and the Germans, and becomes aware that there is a terrorist group called "Werewolves" killing the sympathizers of the allied and conducting subversive actions against the allied forces. He falls in love for Katharina, and sooner she discloses that she was a "Werewolf". When Max commits suicide, Leopold is also pressed by the "Werewolves" and need to take a position and a decision.
"Europa" is an impressive and anguishing Kafkanian story of the great Danish director Lars von Trier. Using an expressionist style that recalls Fritz Lang and alternating a magnificent black & white cinematography with some colored details, this movie discloses a difficult period of Germany and some of the problems this great nation had to face after being defeated in the war. Very impressive the action of the occupation forces destroying resources that could permit a faster reconstruction of a destroyed country, and the corruption with the Jew that should identify Max. Jean-Marc Barr has an stunning performance in the role of man that wants to stay neutral but is manipulated everywhere by everybody. The hypnotic narration of Max Von Sydow is another touch of class in this awarded film. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Europa"