The Element of Crime

1984
The Element of Crime
Poster The Element of Crime

Title: The Element of Crime

Original Title: Forbrydelsens element

Year: 1984

Info

  • Country: Denmark
  • Length: 104 Minutes (1 hour 44 min)
  • Genre: Crime Drama Thriller
  • Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)

Plot

Lars von Trier's stunning debut film is the story of Fisher, an exiled ex-cop who returns to his old beat to catch a serial killer with a taste for young girls. Influenced equally by Hitchcock and science fiction, von Trier (Zentropa, Breaking the Waves, The Idiots) boldly reinvents expressionist style for his own cinematic vision of a post-apocalyptic world. Shot in shades of sepia, with occasional, startling flashes of bright blue, The Element of Crime (Forbrydelsens Element) combines dark mystery and operatic sweep to yield a pure celluloid nightmare.

Cast

Director:

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier

Soundtrack from 'The Element of Crime'

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Compuesta por

John Newton

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Interpretada por

Translated Waltraut Andersen Sung Sonja Kehler

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