The Element of Crime (1984)
- Original title
- Forbrydelsens element
- Directed by
- Lars von Trier
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, art film, thriller film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 228 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An investigator returns to a dystopian Europe to track a serial killer of lottery ticket sellers. He adopts the methods of his former mentor, blurring the line between detective and criminal.
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What happens
The Element of Crime (Danish: Forbrydelsens Element) is a 1984 Danish experimental neo-noir crime film co-written and directed by Lars von Trier. It is the first feature film directed by von Trier and the first installment of the director's Europa trilogy — succeeded by Epidemic (1987) and Europa (1991). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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