"Element of Crime"
1984
Directed by Lars von Trier

Winner of the Technical Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Lars von Trier's supremely stylish thriller was shot entirely in sepia tone, with occasional streaks of light blue. Michael Elphick plays a cop assigned to the Lotto Murders--a diabolical slaughter of young girls. Traumatized by grotesque visions of a post-apocalyptic Europe, the policeman becomes obsessed with the criminal mind he is investigating. A surreal, intelligent and, at times, amusing psychological mystery from one of the boldest talents of contemporary cinema. In English.
104 minutes.