Europa /
Leo Kessler, an American of German descent, visits Germany in 1945. He works as a night conductor on the Zentropa Railway Line, owned by a Nazi sympathizer. Leo attempts to remain neutral to the ongoing purguing of loyalists by the Allied forces, but he falls in love with the railway magnate's...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | German English |
| Language Notes: | German or English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
2008.
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| Edition: | Special ed. ; Widescreen ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
454. |
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| Summary: | Leo Kessler, an American of German descent, visits Germany in 1945. He works as a night conductor on the Zentropa Railway Line, owned by a Nazi sympathizer. Leo attempts to remain neutral to the ongoing purguing of loyalists by the Allied forces, but he falls in love with the railway magnate's daughter. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Videodisc release of the 1991 motion picture. Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer ; Danish audio commentary with director Lars von Trier and producer Peter Aalbaek Jensen ; original theatrical trailer ; new and improved English subtitle translation ; Trier's Element: a documentary featuring an interview with von Trier as well as footage from Europa's set and its Cannes premiere and press conference ; Anecdotes from Europa: a short documentary featuring interviews with film historian Peter Schepelern, actor Jean-Marc Baar, Aalbaek Jensen, assistant director Tomas Gislason, co-writer Niels Vorsel, and prop master Peter Grant ; additional interviews ; booklet with essay by critic Howard Hampton. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital. |
| ISBN: | 9781604651027 1604651024 |