Directed by:
Lars von TrierComposer:
Joachim HolbekCast:
Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Erik Mørk, Jørgen Reenberg, Henning Jensen, Eddie Constantine, Max von Sydow (narrator) (more)Plots(1)
In 1945, Leo Kessler, an American of German descent, arrives in post-war Germany in order to work and explore the land of his father. He unexpectedly discovers a conquered and destroyed country overshadowed by darkness towards the end of the Nazi regime. On arrival, his uncle gets him a job as a night conductor on the Zentropa Railway Line, owned by the Nazi sympathizer and magnate, Max Hartmann. The American tries to remain neutral to the ongoing purging of loyalists by the Allied forces. Unfortunately, he falls in love with the magnate's daughter and finds himself being used by both the American and the influential family. With his neutrality compromised, Leo is finally forced to make some extremely horrifying and tragic decisions. (Accent Film Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
European Film Awards
- 1992 - Barbara Sukowa (Best Actress)
- 1992 - Ernst-Hugo Järegård (Best Supporting Actor)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 1992 - Lars von Trier (Best Danish Film)
- 1992 - Henning Bendtsen (Best Cinematography)
- 1992 - Henning Bahs (Best Production Design)
- 1992 - Hervé Schneid (Best Editing)
- 1992 - Joachim Holbek (Best Score)
- 1992 - Per Streit (Best Sound)
- 1992 - Hummer Højmark, Kaj Grönberg, Morten Jacobsen (Best Special Effects)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1991 - Lars von Trier (Jury Prize)
- 1991 - Lars von Trier (Grand Prix of the Superior Technical Commission)
- 1991 - Lars von Trier (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Sitges Film Festival
- 1991 - Lars von Trier (Best Feature Length Film)
- 1991 - Edward Klosinski, Henning Bendtsen, Jean-Paul Meurisse (Best Cinematography)