Covering the points Cover, Canteen, Combustion, Casualty, Calories, Compass.
Her husband finally strangles her and sets fire to her body. Here im taking a quick peak at the Things that are in my Day Survival and Simple Exodus Bug out bag. But He isn't too rosy-smelling either-his pretentious presumption that he can fix She leads to both of their undoings.Īntichrist may not be fun, but if you can make it through, you get to decide what to do with von Trier's pebble. In the film’s most excruciating scene, she commits an act of genital self-mutilation with a pair of scissors. Together, they backpack to their remote cabin in the woods, a place known as "Eden," and it's here that the gristle hits the fan: The nature of human nature is questioned and She-were she to bear the burden of representing all womankind-comes out looking pretty bad. He, a self-confident psychotherapist, begins to treat She as his patient, convinced that he can save her by urging her to confront her demons. The Danes offering was labelled the 'most misogynist movie', a decision the. After that, it's hell in a handbasket for He and She: The couple grieves for their son. Lars von Triers controversial 'Antichrist', was honoured with an 'anti-prize' at Cannes by the Ecumenical Jury. Paradoxically, this prologue is the most beautiful scene of the film, with the boy angelically floating down to earth, filmed in black and white and soundtracked with operatic Handel. We can't do it without you! Thanks, you're the best.Īntichrist begins with Gainsbourg (known only as She) and Dafoe (He) having sex while they're occupied, their toddler crawls out of bed and falls to his death on the snowy street below. LONDON, England (CNN) - When Danish auteur Lars von Trier presented his gothic thriller, 'Antichrist' at Cannes Film Festival last month. If you're a fan of smart, local, progressive journalism that makes a real difference in Portland, please support the Mercury with a recurring monthly contribution. Lars von Trier denies woman-hating in controversial film. but then again, there is that bit with the rusty scissors. It's a shame that Antichrist is so viscerally unpleasant, because von Trier has created a complex, richly detailed work that would very much benefit from multiple viewings. Maybe you read about the booing of Antichrist at Cannes, followed by von Trier boasting, "I'm the best director in the world." All of this is titillating, sure, but to label Antichrist as misogynistic provocation is a disservice to the film, which is curious and mesmerizing and excruciatingly painful to watch. Perhaps you've heard about a few of the choicest moments in von Trier's latest: the most literal definition of the term "cock block" ever, countless money shots of Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg doin' it, and a vulva-ectomy performed with rusty scissors. DIRECTOR LARS VON TRIER once said, "A film should be like a rock in the shoe." His latest, Antichrist, is more like a boulder in a flip-flop: I've been thinking about this film for weeks, slowly turning it over in my head, and while I still haven't fully sussed it out, I do know that Antichrist is visually arresting, relentlessly cruel, and intensely, genuinely interesting.
0 kommentar(er)
