Europa (1991)

Europa is the third and final film in Lars von Trier’s Europa trilogy. Following 1984’s The Element of Crime and 1987’s Epidemic, the Danish director continued to explore the themes of manipulation and the moral decay in modern Europe. But while his previous two films were very much “art-house” pictures, Europa takes a more mainstream approach (albeit in an unconventional way).

Blow-Up (1966)

For most casual movie-goers, Michelangelo Antonioni’s films can be difficult to get through. They appear slow, overly drawn-out, and at times they seem to ignore plot for long stretches of time. Blow-Up, Antonioni’s first English speaking film, is probably one of the director’s most accessible films. That isn’t to say that the film is any less challenging, but the bright, mod-British palate the film is in gives it an energy that previous Antonioni films lacked.