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Filmmaker Lars von Trier’s internationally acclaimed, cult classic series tells the story of a hospital built on top of the old bleaching ponds in Copenhagen, where evil has taken root and medical science faces a daily struggle with itself; where the Swedes curse the Danes, and the mysterious and inexplicable blend together in a mixture of horror and humor. (MUBI)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user Marigold (2)
The Kingdom (1994)
This guy's SUCH A FREAK!!! The Kingdom is a very strange project that synthesizes a parody of medical dramas, horror and utterly beastly psychological terror in its swampy heart, which clearly makes Mr. Trier feel good. Traditional attributes like civilian acting, a documentary impression, the trembling camera and the almost Lynchian absurd scenes create a suffocating and electrifying atmosphere of a place that, while on the surface, is a proud memento of civilization, no mysticism escapes from its sight, but which is so saturated with mystery and irrational things (whether it is a genius loci or character relationships) that it simply cannot give the viewer anything other than a depressing impression. A cabinet of curiosities and bizarreness. And by the way, one of the greatest shows of all time.
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Season 2 (1997) (S02)
In the first series, Stig Helmer addresses a sleeping city, whilst in the second he philosophizes with a toilet bowl. There are no better parallels to what has changed at Lars von Trier's hospital. The relatively irrational separation is transformed into a regular insane asylum, and the dark forces of the devil, hell, and alternative medicine seize all of the characters. Trier exorcises reason and ordains monstrous gargantuan feeling. It is such a beautifully repulsive trip beyond the limits of normalcy that it surpasses even the already brilliant first series. However, the missing end gives it a terrible scar. Where did Mrs. Drusse go? What does the monstrous Aage bring? Dansk jävlar!!!
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