Extended Reading
  • Dana 2022-04-08 08:01:01

    who is the sinner

    As the beginning of the European trilogy, "Criminals" was extraordinary as soon as it came on the stage, bringing a few splendor to the complicated film world, and set up a banner for the director's stylized creation later. Originally, a story about a police detective solving a serial killer case...

  • Trevor 2022-04-08 08:01:01

    metaphysical tracking

    Trier's "The Elements of Crime" was better than I expected because I had seen the struggling donkey at the beginning a few times before and didn't want to look any further. I didn't even know that "Dancer in the Darkness" was also his work. In this way, I am reminded of what Osborne stated many...

  • Keyshawn 2022-04-08 08:01:01

    Awesome technique. The picture does look like a continuation of "Nightheart", the picture quality is terrible, but the damp, dark, swaying images like hellish ghosts convey emotions and create a first-class atmosphere. Brain powder indeed. The charming narration slowly lingers, and the psychological prying is also very interesting. One of the nursery rhymes is actually "The House Jack Made". You really know how to play. I would also like to say that this is the closest audio-visual experience I have ever seen to the psychological description of Zhan Shen's novels.

  • Javon 2022-04-22 07:01:58

    Perfect formalism presentation! Russ is an enigma in itself, a morbid and perfect mystery. Russ created this metaphysical art film, under the numerous and complicated shots, all the sins are attributed to art! ! !

The Element of Crime quotes

  • [first lines]

    Therapist: [to Fisher] Fantasy is OK, but my job to keep you on the right track. We are after the facts. You seem to return to Cairo and me whenever you have a problem. Two months ago you left Cairo, your wife, everything for a police job in Europe. Now you are back haunted by headaches. If you want me to help you get rid of these headaches, we must go back two months in the time. Back to where it all started. All I know... Europe has become an obsession for you.

  • [last lines]

    Fisher: [to therapist while under hypnosis] I want to wake up now. Are you there? You can wake me up now.

    [long pause]

    Fisher: Are you there?