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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Lars von Trier |
| Stars: |
Jean-Marc Barr |
| Actors: |
Barbara Sukowa |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Romances · WWII · War · Terrorism · Betrayal · Deception · Railroads |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
786936204384 |
| Release Date: |
1992 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 52min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Danish |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Criterion Collection / 2-Disc Set, 1hr 47min Release Company: Image Entertainment, Inc. (December 09, 2008) UPC: 715515034029 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 52min Release Company: Buena Vista Home Entertainment (May 05, 1993) UPC: 717951599032 |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/17/1992, p.F6, Peter Rainer): "...It's innovative in its technique....Von Trier works up an inky, hermetic nightmare universe that is visually eloquent..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Lars von Trier's bizarre yarn concerns Leopold Kessler (Jean-Marc Barr), a German American who becomes involved in a surreal nightmare in postwar Germany. Leopold travels to Germany in order to help restore the ravaged countryside. His uncle (Ernst-Hugo Jaregard) gets him a job as a sleeping-car conductor with a giant railway complex called Zentropa. On his first day, Leopold is seduced by Katharina Hartmann (Barbara Sukowa), who just so happens to be the daughter of Zentropa's owner. Leopold blindly falls for Katharina, unaware that she is about to draw him into a maze of suspense and intrigue involving pro-Nazi terrorists. <br> <br> Opening with a hypnotizing image of rolling train tracks and a somber voice-over by Max Von Sydow, ZENTROPA unfolds calculatedly and ambiguously. Von Trier employs a series of ingenious technical tricks, using rear projection as well as cutting between color and black-and-white, in order to give his film a dazzling visual presentation. The result is a mysterious thriller t... |
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