The Cinema of Lars von Trier

Acknowledgements vii Preface ix From `Enfant Terrible' to `Punk Auteur': An Evolution of Technique and Style 1(24) PART ONE: The `Europa' Trilogy Visions of History 25(19) Ethics, Idealism and Identity 44(19) PART TWO: Transformations: TV/Film Reading The Kingdom: Authenticity, Artifice and the Postmodern Struggle 63(20) PART THREE: Dogme 95 and the `Gold Heart' Trilogy A New Vision?: Dogme 95 and the Digital Revolution 83(19) Narrative Structure, Narrative Codes and Questions of Genre and Spectatorship 102(19) Screening Difference in the `Gold Heart' Trilogy 121(20) PART FOUR: Experimentation at the Boundaries A Trilogy in the Making: Dogville and Manderlay 141(16) From Provocateur to Puppeteer: The Five Obstructions, The Boss of It All and the Advance Party 157(10) Appendix: Statements and Manifestos 167(10) Notes 177(8) Filmography 185(8) Bibliography 193(11) Index 204