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Nordisk Film
Directed by: Lars von Trier
Featuring: Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Meme Lai, Jerold Wells, Ahmed El Shenawi, Astrid Henning-Jensen, János Herskó, Preben Leerdorff-Rye, Gotha Andersen, Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier’s stunning debut film is the story of Fisher, an exiled ex-cop who returns to his old beat to catch a serial killer with a taste for young girls. Influenced equally by Hitchcock and science fiction, von Trier (Europa, Breaking the Waves, The Idiots) boldly reinvents expressionist style for his own cinematic vision of a post-apocalyptic world. Shot in shades of sepia, with occasional, startling flashes of bright blue, The Element of Crime (Forbrydelsens Element) combines dark mystery and operatic sweep to yield a pure celluloid nightmare.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Documentary, Theatrical Trailer, Insert
- Stig Bjorkman's critically acclaimed 52-minute documentary Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997), with optional English subtitles
- Trailer
- Insert featuring an essay by Peter Cowie
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Release Credits
Producer: Susan Arosteguy
Artwork: Olga Krigman
Release Notes on Restoration
The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. This new digital transfer was created on a high-definition Spirit Datacine from a new 35mm low contrast print, made from the original camera negative. The sound was created from the original 35mm magnetic audio tracks.