The element of crime / Janus Films ; Per Holst Filmproduction.
The story of an exiled ex-cop who returns to his old beat to catch a serial killer preying on young girls. Set in Germany, the film is shot in sepia tones with brilliant blue flashes.
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| Language: | English |
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2000], ©2000.
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
80. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Lars von Trier's The element of crime.
Forbrydelsens element. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
The story of an exiled ex-cop who returns to his old beat to catch a serial killer preying on young girls. Set in Germany, the film is shot in sepia tones with brilliant blue flashes. |
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| Note: | Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1). Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. Special features: Widescreen digital transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions ; Stig Björkman's 52 minute docutmentary, Tranceformer: a portrait of Lars von Trier (1997) with optional English subtitles ; theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1995.9.D4 E55 2000 VideoDVD AF2 D0010701 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 0780023277 |
| Credits: | Screenplay, Lars von Trier & Niels Vørsel ; editor and sound editor, Tómas Gislason ; music composed and conducted by Bo Holten ; translated by Walraut Andersen ; performed by Sonja Kehler ; produced by Per Holst Filmproduktion A/S in association with the Danish Film Institute. |
| System Details: | DVD. |
| Cast: |
Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Meme Lai, Jerold Welss, Ahmed El Shenawi, Astrid Henning-Jensen, János Herskó, Preben Leerdorff-Rye, Gotha Anderson, Lars von Trier. |