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The Element of Crime (Danish: Forbrydelsens Element) is a 1984 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).
May 14, 1984 · The Element of Crime: Directed by Lars von Trier. With Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai, Jerold Wells. A cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor.
The Element of Crime. Fisher (Michael Elphick), an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the...
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The Element of Crime. Exiled in Cairo, ex-cop Fisher relives his memories of his last case when working in dystopian Europe, where his disgraced former mentor asks him to solve a series of murders involving lottery ticket sellers.
Bathed in a sulfurous yellow glow pierced only by startling flashes of electric blue and red, The Element of Crime combines hard-boiled noir, dystopian science fiction, and dazzling operatic flourishes to yield a celluloid nightmare of terrifying beauty.
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology.
A cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor. Fisher, an ex-cop, returns to his old beat somewhere in northern Europe after a thirteen-year hiatus in Cairo.
