Europa was part of a trilogy of films that began with a film released in what year?
The Element of Crime The Element of Crime is a 1984 Danish neo-noir crime art film co-written and directed by Lars von Trier. It is the first feature film directed by Trier and the first installment of the director's Europa trilogy – comprising "Epidemic" (1987) and "Europa" (1991).
Animal Trilogy The Animal Trilogy consists of three consecutively released Italian giallo films by Dario Argento: "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" (1969), "The Cat o' Nine Tails" (1971) and "Four Flies on Grey Velvet" (1972). The giallo trilogy has had an influence on horror films and murder mysteries made outside of Italy since the late 1960s.