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Europa

Play trailer Poster for Europa R,  1991,  1h 54m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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81% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 88% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
An American (Jean-Marc Barr) gets caught in a plot to blow up a train for the woman (Barbara Sukowa) he loves in 1945 Germany.

Critics Reviews

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Bill Weber Slant Magazine Dec 12, 2008
2.5/4
The German moral tragedy of the Nazi era is obscured by the movie's ostentatious arsenal of tricks and toys. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
The narrative is told in a deliberately disjointed style by the film's Danish director, Lars Von Trier, whose strength is in the film's astonishing visuals. Go to Full Review
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Mar 27, 2023
3/4
For all its technical and aesthetic brilliance, Europa remains a rather cold and distant film, one that is easy to appreciate, but difficult to love. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Jan 21, 2023
3.5/4
Everything comes together beautifully. Go to Full Review
Malcolm L. Johnson Hartford Courant Apr 10, 2018
Von Trier is vague, portentous. Go to Full Review
Steve Erickson Artforum Mar 8, 2018
For all its devotion to directorial style, Europa is also impressive for the way it continually juggles narrative threads. Go to Full Review
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Theodore W Aug 10, 2014 Visually stunning, from the juxtaposition of footage, the contrast of color and the format of narration, and this is complemented by a devastating and fatalist moral tale of life in Europe post-world war. See more
Kylo G Oct 10, 2013 9 9 9 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 = 85
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Cast & Crew

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Lars von Trier

Director

Jean-Marc Barr

Leopold Kessler

Barbara Sukowa

Katharina Hartmann

Udo Kier

Lawrence Hartmann

Ernst-Hugo Jaregard

Onkel Kessler

Erik Mørk

Præst

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Europa

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Movie Info

Synopsis An American (Jean-Marc Barr) gets caught in a plot to blow up a train for the woman (Barbara Sukowa) he loves in 1945 Germany.
Director
Lars von Trier
Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Screenwriter
Tómas Gislason, Lars von Trier
Production Co
Svenska Filminstitutet, Fund of the Council of Europe, Alicéléo, Gerard Mital Productions, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC), Institut suisse du film, Eurimages, Sofinergie 2, Det Danske Filminstitut, WMG Film, Nordisk Film, Sofinergie 1, Fortuna Films, Coproduction Office
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 15, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.4K
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Surround
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