The Element of Crime
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The Element of Crime is a 1984 neo-noir psychological thriller film by Danish director Lars von Trier, noted for its dystopian atmosphere, stylized visuals, and exploration of obsession and memory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Element of Crime canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Danish Film at Robert Awards
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Best Film at Bodil Awards ⓘ Technical Grand Prize at Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Fisher
NERFINISHED
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Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Tom Elling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Lars von Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Nordisk Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Tómas Gislason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | 1984 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Epidemic ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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crime film ⓘ neo-noir ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | sepia tinting ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Bo Holten
NERFINISHED
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Lars von Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | hypnosis framing story ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dystopian atmosphere
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sepia-toned color palette ⓘ stylized visuals ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
crime investigation
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memory ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Danish
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English ⓘ |
| partOf | Europa trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Per Holst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Per Holst Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-05-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lars von Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | dystopian Europe ⓘ |
| starring |
Esmond Knight
NERFINISHED
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Jerold Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ Me Me Lai NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Elphick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Danish ⓘ |
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