Narrated by Max Von Sydow, Lars von Trier's early surrealistic political thriller looks and feels every bit as distinctive as a David Lynch period film. Combining some unusually effective special effects with vivid black-and-white and color cinematography, von Trier's work” is a bizarre and twisty post-war mystery that, despite fine turns by Udo Kier and Eddie Constantine as an American colonel, dazzles mostly on an optical level. Equal parts Kafka and Hitchcock, "Europa" ”is a night train you don't want to miss.