Kingdom: Series One [DVD] [1996] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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  • Actor : Ernst-Hugo Järegård
  • Actor : Kirsten Rolffes
  • Actor : Ghita Nørby
  • Actor : Holger Juul Hansen
  • Actor : Søren Pilmark
  • Aspect Ratio : 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Binding : DVD
  • Creator : Ernst-Hugo Järegård
  • Creator : Kirsten Rolffes
  • Creator : Lars von Trier
  • Creator : Ib Tardini
  • Creator : Ole Reim
  • Creator : Peter Aalbæk Jensen
  • Creator : Niels Vørsel
  • Creator : Tómas Gislason
  • Director : Lars von Trier
  • Director : Morten Arnfred
  • EAN : 9781417200238
  • Format : Colour
  • Format : Content/Copy-Protected CD
  • Format : Dolby
  • Format : DVD-Video
  • Format : Subtitled
  • Format : NTSC
  • Is Adult Product? : No
  • ISBN : 1417200235
  • Label : Koch Lorber Films
  • Languages : Subtitled: English, Original Language: Danish, Original Language: Swedish
  • Manufacturer : Koch Lorber Films
  • MPN : KCHDKLF3044D
  • Number Of Discs : 2
  • Number Of Items : 2
  • Package Dimensions : 0.58 inches (Height) x 7.10 inches (Length) x 0.18 pounds (Weight) x 5.42 inches (Width)
  • Package Quantity : 1
  • Part Number : KCHDKLF3044D
  • Product Group : DVD
  • Publisher : Koch Lorber Films
  • Region Code : 1
  • Release Date : 2005-11-08
  • Running Time : 354
  • SKU : 2178679
  • Studio : Koch Lorber Films
  • UPC : 741952304494

The Kingdom has been described as "ER meets Twin Peaks", and seldom can the standard and the surreal have met in more perfect accord. The hospital that conceals dark secrets is the premise for this riveting "soap"--seen on Danish TV in 1994--in which science and civilisation are eroded by superstition and instinct. Lars von Trier is not a director who aims to please, and the claustrophobic visuals he draws from handheld cameras and natural lighting anticipate the stripped-down film work of his Dogme 95 movement. Yet there's nothing cerebral about the goings-on here, thanks to the rich variety of characters who people the labyrinthine corridors and functional wards. The Minister's visit and the Haiti jaunt are slapstick humour worthy of the best Python sketches, and Trier is never afraid to mix the prosaic with the profound. There are wonderfully observed performances from Ernst Hugo Jaregard as chequered Swedish surgeon Stig Helmer, and Kirsten Rolffes as common-sense psychic Sigrid Drusse. These are only the first five episodes: having seen them, you'll be awaiting the remainder with impatience. This is persuasive, provocative filmmaking. On the DVD: The Kingdom on disc has audio and visual reproduction that is authentically Trier, with English subtitles and 10 access points per episode. Each part is viewable separately or in sequence, though make sure you don't lose some of the director's amusingly offbeat postscripts. The first disc also features Tranceformer, a frank insight into the mind and movies of Lars von Trier with extracts from his features between 1984 and 95. --Richard Whitehouse

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