Category: 2014

Nymphomaniac Volume I and Volume II

3/16/2014

I think Lars Von Trier is one of the best directors alive. I'm always looking forward to the screening of his next project. When I heard "Nymphomaniac" was being released, I was eager to once again be provoked by the Danish director.
The movie started out very promising with a sound segment that was followed by a scene reminiscent of David Lynch, and finished with a signature Lynchian shot of moving into an enclosed, dark, space. The scenes in the apartment with the virgin man, Seligman, reminded me of paintings by Edward Hopper - austere, yet beautiful, quiet desperation.

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