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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instanceOf film
awardReceived Best Danish Film at Robert Awards
Best Film at Bodil Awards
Technical Grand Prize at Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
character Fisher NERFINISHED
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
Egypt NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
followedBy Epidemic
genre art film
crime film
neo-noir
psychological thriller
hasColorProcess sepia tinting
hasCultFollowing true
musicBy Bo Holten NERFINISHED
Lars von Trier NERFINISHED
narrativeDevice hypnosis framing story
narrativeStyle nonlinear
notableFeature dystopian atmosphere
sepia-toned color palette
stylized visuals
notableTheme crime investigation
memory
obsession
originalLanguage Danish
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
Jerold Wells NERFINISHED
Me Me Lai NERFINISHED
Michael Elphick NERFINISHED
writtenIn Danish

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