LARS VON TRIER

If you're going to ask me who is one of today's most controversial filmmakers, I would not hesitate with my answer: Lars von Trier. His latest film, Antichrist, "managed consistent sell-outs in New York City" [ INDIEWire reports ]. In addition to the box office results, there are two particular reviews I'm very interested about: CNN's and Roger Ebert's... - - - - - - CNN called the movie ' an atrocity ', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump ], has this to say: More than anything ... Read Full Story

If you're going to ask me who is one of today's most controversial filmmakers, I would not hesitate with my answer: Lars von Trier. His latest film, Antichrist, "managed consistent sell-outs in New York City" [ INDIEWire reports ]. In addition to the box office results, there are two particular reviews I'm very interested about: CNN's and Roger Ebert's... - - - - - - CNN called the movie ' an atrocity ', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump ], has this to say: More than anything ... Read Full Story

The notoriously travel-shy Lars Von Trier beamed himself into our basement via Skype last week to talk about Antichrist (out this week), which should give you an idea of how important this film — the inspiration for countless scandalized reviews ever since its Cannes premiere earlier this year — is for the reclusive, multiple-award-winning Danish provocateur. Von Trier’s films have always courted controversy and provoked accusations of misogyny, despite featuring some remarkable female performances. Still, nothing could have prepared the film world for the explosion of outrage provoked by Antichrist , whose portrait of a grieving husband and wife’s graphic psychosexual meltdown in the ... Read Full Story

English Movie Antichrist 2009 Cast And Crew Directed by Lars von Trier Writing Lars von Trier Cast. . Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg Produced by Bettina Brokemper .... executive co-producer Madeleine Ekman .... co-producer Meta Louise Foldager .... producer Peter Garde .... executive producer Sanne Glæsel .... line producer: Denmark and Germany Peter Aalbæk Jensen .... executive producer Lars Jönsson .... co-producer Andrea Occhipinti .... co-producer Ole Østergaard .... co-producer Johannes Rexin .... line producer: Germany Marianne Slot .... executive co-producer Malgorzata Szumowska .... co-producer Genre Drama | Horror more Release date 23 October 2009 usa Tagline: When nature turns evil, true terror awaits. (UK) ... Read Full Story

The latest film from auteur Lars Von Trier has garnered enough attention that the movie has become more than just a movie. Antichrist, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg, haunts the audience with its heavy imagery, sexuality and psychology. With screening audiences split down the middle, love it or hate it, it is one of the most thought-provoking movies this year. I'm not sure what you might consider a spoiler, so just be warned I may indulge in discussing parts of the movie here. As for the plot, Dafoe and Gainsbourg play the nameless couple who, after a tragic accident, suffer through a grieving ... Read Full Story