Europa
1991 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 7.4 · 75% critics
Just after World War II, an American arrives in Germany for a railway job, only to find his new position politically sensitive. As he tries to do right in a fractured society, different groups close in and try to use him for their own purposes.
Also known as Zentropa
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-06-27
- Language
- German
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (363 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Europa if you want a tense, dreamlike post-war thriller with bold visual style and hypnotic guidance; Not for you if you need a straightforward plot or prefer more traditional, easily digestible storytelling like The American Friend.
Pros: dark post-war atmosphere; striking visuals; hypnotic narration | Cons: confusing storytelling; polarizing tone; uneven pacing
Themes
- chess
- allies
- munich, germany
- hypnosis
- bridge
- employee
- frankfurt am main, germany
- travel
- priest
- post world war ii
- 1940s
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award · 1991
- European Film Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1992 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 1992 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jean-Marc Barr
as Leopold Kessler
Barbara Sukowa
as Katharina Hartmann
Udo Kier
as Lawrence Hartmann
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
as Uncle Kessler
Erik Mørk
as Pater
Jørgen Reenberg
as Max Hartmann
Henning Jensen
as Siggy
Eddie Constantine
as Colonel Harris
Max von Sydow
as Narrator (voice)
Benny Poulsen
as Steleman
Directed by Lars von Trier