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Images of Liberation (Danish: Befrielsesbilleder) is a 1982 Danish drama film directed by Lars von Trier in his directorial debut.

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. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.

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

References

1. "Befrielsesbilleder". Nationalfilmografien (in Danish). Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
2. "Befrielsesbilleder". berlinale.de. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-07-05.

External links

• Images of Liberation at IMDb

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Filmography Awards and nominations
Feature films	The Element of Crime (1984) Epidemic (1987) Europa (1991) Breaking the Waves (1996) The Idiots (1998) Dancer in the Dark (2000) Dogville (2003) The Five Obstructions (2003) Manderlay (2005) The Boss of It All (2006) Antichrist (2009) Melancholia (2011) Nymphomaniac (2013) The House That Jack Built (2018)
Television	Medea (1988) The Kingdom (1994–2022)
Short films	The Orchid Gardener (1977) Images of Liberation (1982) "Occupations" in To Each His Own Cinema (2007) Dimension (2010)
Related	Dear Wendy (2005, screenplay) Dogme 95 Europa trilogy Golden Heart trilogy Bibliography Zentropa
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