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Antichrist

1 hr. 49 min. | Drama, History | N/A

A grieving couple retreat to “Eden”, their isolated cabin in the woods, where they hope to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse...“Two years ago, I suffered from depression. Everything, no matter what, seemed unimportant, trivial. I couldn’t work. Six months later, just as an exercise, I wrote a script. It was a kind of therapy, but also a search, a test to see if I would ever make another film. The work on the script did not follow my usual modus operandi. Scenes were added for no reason. Images were composed free of logic or dramatic thinking. They often came from dreams I was having at the time, or dreams I’d had earlier in my life. Once again, the subject was “Nature”, but in a different and more direct way than before. In a more personal way. I can offer no excuse for “Antichrist”. Other than my absolute belief in the film – the most important film of my entire career!”, – says Lars von Trier.

Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier, born 1956, graduated the National Film School of Denmark in 1983. During his studies Lars von Trier drew the attention of critics with his etude. He was always arguing with the most authoritative lecturers such as Krzysztof Zanussi stating that he understands film art better. Together with Thomas Vinterberg he declared the Dogme 95 manifest, which inspired many European, and directors of the world in 1995. For “Dancer in the Dark” (2000) Trier received the Cannes Palme d’Or. Von Trier’s latest major film “Antichrist” (2009), selected for the Cannes Film Festival competition, marks the director’s eighth film to run for the Palme d’Or.
Languages
English
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Produced
2009: Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Poland

Film information

Director
Lars von Trier
Screenplay
Lars von Trier
Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Cast
Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg
More information
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