Epidemic / Elementfilm I/S i samarbejde med det Danske Filminstitut ; ved Claes Kastholm Hansen ; [director] Lars von Trier ; manuskript, Lars von Trier & Niels Vørsel ; producer, Jacob Eriksen.
Publisher:
Public Media,
Copyright Date:
2004
Description:
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + insert.
Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel, Allan de Waal, Ole Ernst, Michael Gelting, Udo Kier, Svend Ali Hamann, Claes Kastholm Hansen, Ib Hansen. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. A foreign film (Denmark). Special features: Audio commentary by Lars von Trier and Niels Vørsel ; documentary Freedogme / ARTE France, SAME Films, STALKER Films, AMIP ; auteurs, Marie Berthelius, Roger Narbonne ; réalisateur, Roger Narbonne (approximately 53 min.) featuring directors Lars von Trier, Wim Wenders, Lone Scherfig, and Jean-Marc Barr in a September 2000 discussion of Dogme 95 filmmaking; director filmography ; director's statement and second manifesto in insert. Also includes Nocturne, a 1980 short film by Lars van Trier, as a hidden menu option. From the main menu, press left direction arrow, then hit "enter" when the highlight moves to the title of the main feature.
Summary:
Tells the bizarre story of a director (played by von Trier himself) and a writer who create a script about a mysterious plague that engulfs Europe, only to find their horrific scenario coming true in real life.
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