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Astrid Henning-Jensen is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Danoise born on 10 december 1914 at Frederiksberg (Danemark)

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Nationality Danemark
Birth 10 december 1914 at Frederiksberg (Danemark)
Death 5 january 2002 (at 87 years) at Copenhagen (Danemark)

Astrid Henning-Jensen (née Smahl: 10 December 1914 – 5 January 2002) was a Danish film director, actress, editor and screenwriter.

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Preben Neergaard
(2 films)

Bjarne Henning-Jensen
(2 films)

Lene Brøndum
(2 films)

Henning Bendtsen
(1 films)

Lars von Trier
(1 films)

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Filmography of Astrid Henning-Jensen (5 films)

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The Element of Crime (1984)

, 1h44
Directed by Lars von Trier
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Serial killer films, Dystopian films
Actors Esmond Knight, Michael Elphick, Jerold Wells, Astrid Henning-Jensen, János Herskó, Stig Larsson
Roles House Keeper
Rating66%

A detective named Fisher, who has become an expatriate living in Cairo, undergoes hypnosis in order to recall his last case. The postwar Germany of his dreamlike recollection is a dystopia, dark and decaying. Fisher remembers pursuing an elusive killer called the "Lotto Murderer", who was strangling and then mutilating young girls who were selling lottery tickets. He attempts to track down the killer using the controversial methods outlined in a book entitled The Element of Crime, written by his disgraced mentor, Osborne. He is joined in his search by a prostitute named Kim, who, it turns out, has had a child by his target. Fisher's search is based on a tailing report written by Osborne when trying to track down a murderer who had been killing in the same way as the "Lotto Murderer", but who, supposedly, has since died in a crash. The Osborne method requires the detective to try to identify with the mind of the killer. This he does, but, in so doing, begins to behave more and more like a serial killer himself.