Europa (Criterion Collection)

Set in Germany shortly after World War II, this visually sumptuous, noir thriller from director/co-writer Lars von Trier focuses on a naive young American man of German heritage who takes a job as a railroad conductor and becomes involved with a woman who may be part of a pro-Nazi group of terrorists. Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier, and Eddie Constantine star. AKA: "Zentropa." 107 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English and German Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary with von Trier, others; bonus short "Europa: The Faecal Location" (2005); featurettes; interviews. In English and German with English subtitles. Two-disc set.