Images of Liberation
1982 Danish film
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Images of Liberation (Danish: Befrielsesbilleder) is a 1982 Danish drama film directed by Lars von Trier.
Directed byLars von Trier
Written byLars von Trier
Tom Elling
Tom Elling
Produced byPer Årman
StarringEdward Fleming
Kirsten Olesen
Kirsten Olesen
| Images of Liberation | |
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| Directed by | Lars von Trier |
| Written by | Lars von Trier Tom Elling |
| Produced by | Per Årman |
| Starring | Edward Fleming Kirsten Olesen |
| Cinematography | Tom Elling |
| Edited by | Tómas Gislason |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | National Film School of Denmark |
Release date |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
The film was Trier's graduation film from the National Film School of Denmark. It became the first ever Danish school film to receive regular theatrical distribution.[1] It was screened in the Panorama section of the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Plot
The story is set in Copenhagen during World War II, and follows a German officer who visits his Danish mistress the days after the occupation of Denmark has ended.
Cast
- Edward Fleming as Leo Mendel
- Kirsten Olesen as Esther
