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2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #454
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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
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
Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier, Leopold Kessler, Katharina Hartman
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German or English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing