Antichrist

...have been randomly assembled from a cutting-room scrap heap. "Chaos reigns," the apocalyptic catchphrase from Lars von Trier's "Antichrist," might be more accurate. Even those professional charmers John Travolta and Robin Williams have their...

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Even by the sadistic standards of Lars von Trier ("Breaking the Waves," "Dogville"), "Antichrist" is a unique form of cruel and unusual punishment: an unrelenting orgy of graphic sex, violence and cynicism that also manages to be wildly...

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...(Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg) is overtaken by a tragedy. In an effort to recover, the two travel to their rural cabin. The film operates on the level of a fable, and viewers unwilling to accept it on those terms will find it...

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...Gainsbourg is too deep into her research of witchcraft symbols. Danish auteur Lars von Trier immodestly calls his horror film Antichrist, made as therapy for his depression, "the most important film of my entire career!" Let's hope...

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Tom Long Film Review: 'Antichrist' -- GRADE: A- Review: 'Antichrist' a revolting ode to evil Tom Long / Detroit News Film Critic Self-loathing, mean, ugly and perfectly made, "Antichrist" is probably the best film ever that you'd...

In this article: Anxiety, Film Review, Self-loathing, Lars Trier, and Willem Dafoe

Categories: Antichrist, Lars von Trier, the Cannes film festival In the world of cinema, there are many precious accolades - an Academy Award, a rating of 100 percent fresh on rottentomatoes.com - but few can match the sexy frisson of...

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To say that "Antichrist" is shocking would suggest that it's effective. Certainly shocking us is Lars von Trier's point - or we can assume it is. Doing so at least gives us something to hold onto when most of the movie seems so maddeningly...

In this article: Willem Dafoe, Lars von Trier, VON, Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire, Cannes Film Festival, and Charlotte Gainsbourg

...a scholar working on a thesis about witchcraft who is inhabited by Charlotte Gainsbourg. They are the tormented souls at the center of "Antichrist," Lars Von Trier's masterful and cruel allegory about a couple who returns to a cabin in the...

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...said the image was the "international key art design" for the film, and had been supplied by the sales agent for the movie. Antichrist, directed by Lars von Trier and starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg, has been dubbed the...

In this article: Lars von Trier, DVD, Willem Dafoe, and Charlotte Gainsbourg

...the now-38-year-old actress' life, but it took her nearly a year to recuperate. For her return to the big screen, Gainsbourg chose "Antichrist," Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier's staggering and surreal examination of grief, faith and...

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