Search results
Europa (known as Zentropa in North America) is a 1991 experimental psychological drama period film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier. The film is an international co-production between Denmark and five other European countries, it is von Trier's third theatrical feature film, and the third and final installment in his Europa trilogy ...
Jul 3, 1992 · "Zentropa" is a strange, haunting, labyrinthine film about a naive American in Germany just after the end of World War II. The American, named Leo, doesn't quite know what he's doing there; he has come to take a role in rebuilding the country because, he explains, it's about time Germany was shown some kindness.
Jun 27, 1991 · Europa: Directed by Lars von Trier. With Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier, Ernst-Hugo Järegård. Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.
- (23K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Lars von Trier
- 1991-06-27
An American, Leopold Kessler (Jean-Marc Barr) goes to post-war Germany in 1945 to work as a railroad conductor for the Zentropa Rail Line instead of going into the Army because he feels its a more valuable thing to do for the state of the world.
An American (Jean-Marc Barr) gets caught in a plot to blow up a train for the woman (Barbara Sukowa) he loves in 1945 Germany.
- (17)
- Lars Von Trier
- R
- Jean-Marc Barr
An idealistic American (Jean-Marc Barr) travels to postwar Germany to take a job as a sleeping-car conductor for the Zentropa railways—and finds himself plunged into a murky, Kafkaesque world of intrigue and betrayal where the shadow of Nazism hovers menacingly over everything.
People also ask
What is 'Zentropa' about?
What is the plot of the movie 'Zentropa' by Jean-Marc Barr?
What happens in Zentropa in a whirlpool?
Why did the American get a job on the Zentropa train line?
May 22, 1992 · Overview. A young, idealist American gets a job as a train conductor for the Zentropa railway network in postwar, US-occupied Frankfurt. As various people try to take advantage of him, he soon finds his position politically sensitive, and gets caught up in a whirlpool of conspiracies and Nazi sympathisers. A young, idealist American gets a job ...
