Europa (1991) – Filming Locations
Crime / Drama / Thriller · Directed by Lars von Trier · Starring Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa
Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.
Where was Europa filmed?
- Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen – Opening sequence where American Leopold Kessler arrives in post-war Europe by train. The station serves as the entry point for the protagonist into the ravaged European landscape, establishing the film's noir atmosphere and post-WWII setting
- Prague, Czech Republic, Prague – Scenes of the train journey and European landscapes depicting the journey across occupied territories. Prague's post-war urban landscape was used to represent the devastated European continent and the train's passage through occupied zones
- Berlin, Germany, Berlin – Sequences depicting the bombed-out remains of German cities and the aftermath of war. Berlin's damaged infrastructure and rubble-strewn streets provided authentic post-WWII European destruction for von Trier's expressionistic vision