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Epidemic is a 1987 Danish experimental medical dark comedy-horror film co-written and directed by Lars von Trier; it is the second installment of Trier's Europa trilogy, following The Element of Crime (1984) and succeeded by Europa (1991).
Sep 11, 1987 · Epidemic: Directed by Lars von Trier. With Allan De Waal, Ole Ernst, Michael Gelting, Colin Gilder. A director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality.
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- Drama, Horror
- Lars von Trier
- 1987-09-11
Epidemic. A director (Lars von Trier) and a screenwriter (Niels Vørsel) spend 18 months trying to find ideas for a horror movie.
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- Lars Von Trier
- Lars Von Trier
- Horror
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A twisted reflection on Europe’s haunted past—from the Black Death to World War II—and its scarred present, Epidemic is von Trier at his most idiosyncratic and audaciously experimental.
- Lars/Dr. Mesmer
Lars von Trier's second feature, Epidemic, is a strange and ominous horror film dressed up like a metafictional dramedy.
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- Det Danske Filminstitut, Elementfilm A/S
- Lars Von Trier
As the filmmakers research and plot their next film about a plague that is descending on Europe, a second story thread follows a real-life epidemic that is breaking out, with epidemiologist Dr. Mesmer, also played by von Trier, investigating.
Nov 14, 2003 · Basically an experimental psychodrama, Epidemic has a pleasingly slapdash, underground quality that recalls early Fassbinder and Wenders -- although, with its cynical premise and frequent infusions of Wagner, it exudes the prankster snarkiness characteristic of von Trier.