Lars Von Trier's 'Europa Trilogy' Is Spellbinding, Hypnotic Melodrama

The three Lars Von Trier films in Criterion's 'Europa Trilogy' aim to hypnotize viewers with formal visual styles more important than the story, so they fly in the face of most Art House fare.

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