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The Element of Crime (1984) | User Rating
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Original title: Forbrydelsens element
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 19, 2000
Running Time
1 hour, 44 minutes
Country Denmark
Production Companies
Det Danske Filminstitut, Per Holst Filmproduktion
Studio Kaerne Film, Per Holst Film
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• The Element of Crime
• Forbrydelsens element (1984)
• The Last Tourist in Europe
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Genre: Drama, Murder, Suspense, Serial Killer, Detectives, Disturbing, Futuristic, Post-Apocalypse
Plot: Danish director Lars von Trier’s debut feature film--also his first English-language effort--is an extremely hypnotic, moody thriller. The story opens in the desert of Egypt, where police detective Leopold Fisher (Michael Elphick) is hypnotized and asked to recount the recent events of his life. It seems that Fisher has been called back to a small town where he has previously spent time in order to investigate the brutal murders of several little girls who sell lottery tickets. He reunites with his mentor, Osborne (Esmond Night), the writer of a controversial book entitled THE ELEMENT OF CRIME, in which he recommends that investigators adopt the point of view of killers in order to better predict subsequent tragedies. When Fisher meets Kim (Meme Lei), a beautiful young woman, the pair embarks on a journey that begins to blur the line between Fisher’s simulated killer and the real thing.Von Trier’s film is a bold exercise in style, using hypnotism to support the slowly unfolding story. Visually, he soaks the film in a sepia tone, incorporating double exposures and super-8 footage to add even more stylish effect. The result is a deeply puzzling murder mystery that stands as an extremely bold directorial debut.
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