Exploring popular genres, cinematic limits and the personal struggle Lars von Trier

1 exploring popular genres, cinematic limits , personal struggle

1.1 antichrist
1.2 melancholia

1.2.1 cannes press conference incident


1.3 nymphomaniac

exploring popular genres, cinematic limits , personal struggle

the depression trilogy consists of antichrist, melancholia, , nymphomaniac. 3 films star charlotte gainsbourg, , deal characters suffer depression or grief in different ways. trilogy said represent depression trier himself experiences.

antichrist

von trier s next feature film antichrist, film grieving couple retreat cabin in woods, hoping return eden repair broken hearts , troubled marriage; nature takes course , things go bad worse . film stars willem dafoe , charlotte gainsbourg. premiered in competition @ 2009 cannes film festival, festival s jury honoured movie giving best actress award gainsbourg.

melancholia

in 2011 von trier released melancholia, psychological drama. film in competition @ 2011 cannes film festival.

cannes press conference incident

known provocative in interviews, von trier s remarks during press conference before premiere of melancholia in cannes caused significant controversy in media, leading festival declare him persona non grata , ban him festival 1 year (without, however, excluding melancholia year s competition). minutes before end of interview, trier asked journalist german roots , nazi aesthetic in response director s description of film s genre german romance . director – brought jewish, , found out in later life real father non-jewish german, – appeared offended connotation , responded discussing german identity. joked since no longer jewish understands , sympathizes hitler, not against jews except israel pain in ass , nazi. these remarks caused stir in media which, part, presented incident antisemitic scandal. director released formal apology after controversial press conference , kept apologizing joke during of interviews gave in weeks following incident, admitting not sober, , saying did not need explain not nazi. actors of melancholia present during incident — dunst, gainsbourg, skarsgård — defended director, pointing provocative sense of humor , depression. director of cannes festival later characterised controversy unfair , stupid von trier s bad joke, concluding films welcome @ festival , von trier considered friend .

nymphomaniac

following melancholia, von trier began production of nymphomaniac, film sexual awakening of woman played charlotte gainsbourg.

in december 2013, four-hour version of five-and-a-half-hour film shown press in private preview session. cast included stellan skarsgård (in sixth film von trier), shia labeouf, willem dafoe, jamie bell, christian slater, , uma thurman. in response claims had merely created porn film , skarsgård stated ... if @ film, s bad porn movie, if fast forward. , after while find don t react explicit scenes. become natural seeing eating bowl of cereal. von trier refused attend private screening due negative response nazi-related remarks had made @ 2011 cannes film festival, had led expulsion it. in director s defense, skarsgård stated @ screening, knows s not nazi, , disgraceful way press had these headlines saying was.

for public release in united kingdom, four-hour version of nymphomaniac divided 2 volumes  – volume i , volume ii – , film s british premiere on 22 february 2014. in interviews prior release date, gainsbourg , co-star stacy martin revealed prosthetic vaginas, body doubles, , special effects used production of film. martin stated film s characters reflection of director himself , referred experience honour enjoyed.

the film released in 2 volumes australian release on 20 march 2014, interval separating back-to-back sections. in review of film 3rrr s film criticism program, plato s cave, presenter josh nelson stated that, since production of breaking waves, filmmaker von trier akin alfred hitchcock, due portrayal of feminine issues. nelson mentioned filmmaker andrei tarkovsky influence whom trier himself has cited.

in february 2014, uncensored version of volume shown @ berlin film festival, no announcement of when or if complete five-and-a-half-hour nymphomaniac made available public.