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Europa

Film #4 of June 2016 Scavenger Hunt Task # 15: A film where someone is being hypnotized In Europa, it's not really a character that's being hypnotized, but the viewer. This extremely intriguing approach catches your attention and holds it throughout this beautiful film. This is the gth von Trier film I've seen (I'm counting Nymphomaniac as separate films and The Kingdom as a series). Each film honestly blows me away. His filmography is extremely impressive, and I honestly can't wait to watch the rest of his films. This feels like it should've been made in the 1940's, the prime era of Film Noir. It doesn't feel like a neo-noir at all, but rather the traditional film noir. I absolutely loved the use of color in certain scenes, with the dramatic and beautiful black and white being the focus of the rest of the film. I can honestly say this is one of my favorite von Trier films, ranking higher in his filmography for me. I can't wait to see the rest of his films, since I know that they'll be quality. Hopefully, the Criterion Collection re-releases this on Blu Ray, since DVD just wouldn't do this film justice.

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Europa

Auteurs: Lars von Trier Film #3: Europa Von Trier’s final film in his Europa trilogy shows tremendous growth, becoming the strongest film of the trilogy. Mixing war-time imagery with traditional noir, Von Trier creates his most caring film of the trilogy, offering a little more hope than his previous two films. The use of color within the black and white film is astounding, and when paired with the beautiful cinematography, Europabecomes his most visually stunning film as well. Europacertainly is one of von Trier’s most visually stimulating films, as well as one of the best films that I have seen from him.