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A 5 page essay that analyzes the purpose of director Lar Von Trier's stunning visual effects in this film Zentropa (1991). The writer offers a summation of the film in relation to a discussion of the effect that the cinematography has on the viewer. No additional sources cited.
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creates for his viewers subtly mirrors the confusion of his protagonist, who cannot discern who is friend or foe in post-World War II Germany. The effect is surreal and almost
incomprehensible at times, but the complex cinematography definitely has purpose and creates the psychological environment of the film. Known in Europe as Europa, the film was renamed for distribution
in the US in order to avoid confusion with another film. Zentropa takes its name from an extensive German railway network. It tells the story of Leopold Kessler (Jean-Marc
Barr), an American of German descent who wants to help the devastated country of his ancestry in some small way. As the film begins, the camera is focused down a
set of railroad tracks. As the camera advances along the tracks, more or less, from the point-of-view of a train, Max von Sydow, the films narrator, announces in an hypnotic
voice, "You will now listen to my voice. My voice will help you, and guide you deeper into Europa..." This attempt at hypnotizing the viewer may be seen as one
of the films overarching themes, as Von Trier pulls his audience into a complex visual labyrinth. There are super-impositions, front and back projection, composite shots, and the use of odd
angles that one would not normally expect, such as shooting through water. There is an underwater shot of blood slowly spreading and also an gruesome sequence that recreates what it
must be like to drown. Such imagery can be interpreted on multiple levels. The plot suggests that it may signify the lingering legacy and corruption of the Nazi state. After
Von Sydows "hypnotic" introduction, the viewer sees a young man, standing behind a fence. He is carrying a suitcase, wearing a hat and a trenchcoat. He starts walking across the
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