The Criterion Collection
Directed by: Lars von Trier
Featuring: Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Erik Mørk, Jørgen Reenberg, Henning Jensen, Eddie Constantine, Max von Sydow
Year: 1991
Time: 107 min.
Series: The Criterion Collection
Edition #: 454
Release Date: December 09 2008
MSRP:
$39.95
DVD
2 Discs | DVD-9
2.35:1 ratio
(Anamorphic)
English 2.0 Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English
Region 1
Audio commentary featuring director Lars von Trier and producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen (in Danish, with English subtitles)
The Making of “Europa” (1991), a documentary following the film from storyboarding to production
Trier’s Element (1991), a documentary featuring an interview with Lars von Trier, and footage from the set and Europa’s Cannes premiere and press conference
Anecdotes from Europa (2005), a short documentary featuring interviews with film historian Peter Schepelern, actor Jean-Marc Barr, producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen, assistant director Tómas Gislason, co-writer Niels Vørsel, and prop master Peter Grant
From Dreyer to von Trier: interview with director of photography Henning Bendtsen
The Emotional Music Script: Interview with composer Joachim Holbek
2005 interviews with cinematographer Henning Bendtsen, composer Per Arman, costume designer Manon Rasmussen, film-school teacher Mogens Rukov, editor/director Tómas Gislason, producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen, art director Peter Grant, actor Michael Simpson, production manager Per Arman, actor Ole Ernst
A conversation with Lars von Trier from 2005, in which the director speaks about the “Europa” trilogy
Europa—The Faecal Location (2005), a short film by Gislason
Original theatrical trailer
A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Howard Hampton