Today I watched a lovely little film by Danish auteur, Lars von Trier. After seeing the brilliant Antichrist on New Year's Eve, I decided to take in some of his films I'd either seen long ago, or hadn't seen at all.
(4) Europa (1991): I hadn't seen this film in many years, but I'm glad I opted to see this one first. Europa is a great story about an American in Germany only a handful of days after the end of World War II. He is a pacifist and conscientious objector, and as a result of his choice to not get involved he had no real identity or persona. The result of this is that he winds up being a pawn by both sides and is used as a sort of spy, but he's not really very good at it. This is classified as an art house film and rightfully so. The camera angles are incredible, and the blending of color and B&W works to perfection. Highly recommended viewing.
4 Stars
Note: Europa is the third film in a trilogy by von Trier. If you prefer to watch them in order start with The Element of Crime (1984), then Epidemic (1987), and finish with Europa.
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