Europa

Wed Jun 13, 2012

21:00

Location

Cine Studio
(University of Nicosia)
46 Makedonitissas Avenue
Nicosia, Nicosia

Friends of Cinema Society
Phone: 96420491

Description

An American of German descent arrives in post-war Germany 1945. His uncle gets him a job on the Zentropa train line as a sleeping car conductor. The American's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by the Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but he finds himself being used by both the Americans and the influential family that owns the railroad. After falling in love with the railroad magnate's daughter, he finds that he can't remain neutral and must make some difficult choices.

Cast:
Jean-Marc Barr (Leopold Kessler)
Barbara Sukowa (Katharina Hartmann)
Udo Kier (Lawrence Hartmann)
Ernst-Hugo Järegård (Uncle Kessler)

Director: Lars von Trier
Writer: Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel
Runtime: 112 min
Genre: Drama, War
Language: English, German
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 1991

The screening is part of the Danish Film Festival

[youtube=ik3qg3k7oPs]Europa Trailer[/youtube]