It puts Mr. von Trier in a great tradition of directors who have been freed artistically by making little movies at strategic points in their careers, films that paradoxically often turn out to be better than their overtly ambitious, budget-bloated works.

• 本片让冯提尔置身于导演的一个大传统当中，他们藉由在生涯的关键时刻拍摄小品电影而从艺术解放，诡异的是，结果反而往往比他们们雄心显露无遗、拍片预算膨胀的作品要好。