L'hôpital et ses fantômes

Original title: Riget

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Udo Kier, Morten Rotne Leffers, and Baard Owe in L'hôpital et ses fantômes (1994)

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Dark Comedy Psychological Horror Comedy Drama Fantasy Horror Mystery

Doctors at an ultramodern hospital in Denmark become convinced, by way of weird, inexplicable happenings, that the place is haunted.Doctors at an ultramodern hospital in Denmark become convinced, by way of weird, inexplicable happenings, that the place is haunted.Doctors at an ultramodern hospital in Denmark become convinced, by way of weird, inexplicable happenings, that the place is haunted.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

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Awards
- 20 wins & 7 nominations total

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Trivia
For the German-speaking markets, 'Riget' was translated into 'Hospital der Geister - The Kingdom', as a direct translation, 'Das Reich', for obvious reasons was deemed inappropriate.

Goofs
Helmer procures hot coffee, and enters the archive. Mogge returns, with Krogshøj, and they lock Helmer in - he's left standing with a cup of scalding coffee - he can't move with setting off the infra-red alarm sensors. He's left, statue-like, staring at his cup of steaming liquid. Cut to Drusse and Bulder. She says she has to perform a seance for some doctors, and tells Bulder that in 1 hour, they are to attempt to enter the archive. When they get there, they inadvertently liberate Helmer, who casts away his cup of still scalding, yet hour-old coffee.

Quotes
Helmer: Here is Denmark, excreted from limestone. There is Sweden, chiselled from granite. Danish scum!

Alternate versions
Originally shown as a TV miniseries in 4 episodes. A slightly longer theatrical version was released abroad after the TV premiere.

Connections
Featured in I Lars von Triers rige - en mand og hans tv-serie (1994)

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Riget=Riveting

Few films have had me in their grip as von Trier's THE KINGDOM. Difficult to describe in words. Basically a horror epic that takes you to a hospital that no self-respecting human would set foot in. The camerawork is a real feat of genius. Why? Well, for such jerky movement to hold my attention for 4 AND ONE HALF HOURS I have nothing but admiration.

And it made me want to see Part II immediately after! Come to think of it, if Lars wanted to, he could have made it a week long marathon and I would have forgone sleep to see it's conclusion! Bring me buckets of espresso and bags of sugar! I ain't goin' anywhere.........