Epidemic (1988)

Original Title :	Epidemic
Director :	Lars von Trier
Writer :	Lars von Trier Niels Vørsel
Genre :	Drama
	Horror
Country :	Denmark
Language :	Danish and English
Producer :	Jacob Eriksen
Music :	Peter Bach
Photography :	Henning Bendtsen
IMDB ID :	0092972
Official site :	http://www.homevision.com/users/folder.asp?FolderID=1374&id=EPI010
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Epidemic (1988) - Lars von Trier

Starring

Allan De Waal		Svend
Ib Hansen		Claes
Udo Kier		Udo
Jan Kornum Larsen		Gitte
Leif Magnusson		Susanne
Lennart Pasborg		Cabbie/Priest
Mik Skov		Niels
Lars von Trier		Lars/Dr. Mesmer

Plot

A film director and a script writer (performed by Lars von Trier and Niels Vørsel themselves) write a screenplay, in which an epidemic spreads about the whole world. Like the protagonist they do not notice, that a real epidemic is developing around them.

Comments

This is the first time Trier tries to film in the docu-drama style, a style he perfected later on in The Kingdom. The 16-mm footage in this film is basically Trier learning this style. As in The Element Of Crime none of the characters has any influence on the story, everything is pre-destined. Triers script becomes reality as it was meant to be, symbolised with the 32-mm filming in the end. Everything falls into place. The second part of this movie, the 32-mm filmed story, has a strong connection to Element of Crime, but not as elegantly filmed.

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Epidemic (1988) - Lars von Trier

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