The Element of Crime
1984 · 104 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 11,710 VOTES · DIR. Lars von Trier
Overview
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.
Dialogue Timeline — 850 lines
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00:00:42 Fantasy is okay, but my job is to keep you on the right track.
00:03:01 I'm going to see Europe again...
00:07:02 The teaching was restructured.
00:09:53 I don't know what to say about your books.
00:13:58 Nobody move. I know him from the old days.
00:17:19 Did you know her ?
00:20:07 - Kramer sent for me. I want an autopsy. -Just one?
00:24:39 but Osborne should have said something.
00:27:40 but just now I heard him arguing with somebody.
00:31:38 I used the old methods..
00:34:35 The old teacher has been threatened.
00:37:46 They were married a few years before she died, right?
00:41:09 The morality of the police is no different from that of society.
00:45:21 He only stayed here a short time.
00:49:56 They say that people living in Innenstadt are evil.
00:55:26 I like this room. It's a nice room.
00:58:10 Don't move.
01:02:41 Europe. It must be.
01:06:39 What the hell's going on here?
01:11:31 Do you have to leave?
01:15:46 Dritten Marsk...
01:19:37 - Harry Grey. - Three years ago.
01:25:43 My Cairo jacket is too thin for this climate.
01:30:40 Are you ill ?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed850
Dialogue density8.2 lines / min
First line00:00:42
Final line01:30:40
Production Record
DirectorLars von Trier
LanguageDanish
IMDb votes11,710