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The House That Jack Built

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Original title

The House That Jack Built

Year

2018

Running time

150 min.

Country

Denmark

Director

Lars von Trier

Screenwriter

Lars von Trier. Idea: Lars von Trier, Jenle Hallund

Cast

Music

Víctor Reyes

Cinematography

Manuel Alberto Claro

Producer

Co-production Denmark-France-Germany-Sweden;

Zentropa Productions, Radio (DR), Film i Väst, Copenhagen Film Fund, Slot Machine, Zentropa Entertainments Berlin, Det Danske Filminstitut, Eurimages, Nordisk Film, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, CNC, Svenska Filminstitutet, Programme MEDIA de la Communauté Européenne, SVT, ZDF/Arte, Nordisk Film, Concorde Filmverleih, Les Films du Losange, Potemkine FilmsSee 9 More

Genre

Thriller. Drama | Crime. Serial Killers. 1970s. Black Comedy

Synopsis

USA in the 1970s. We follow the highly intelligent Jack over a span of 12 years and are introduced to the murders that define Jack's development as a serial killer. We experience the story from Jack's point of view, while he postulates each murder is an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention is drawing nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate artwork. Along the way we experience Jack's descriptions of his personal condition, problems and thoughts through a recurring conversation with the unknown Verge - a grotesque mixture of sophistry mixed with an almost childlike self-pity and psychopathic explanations. The House That Jack Built is a dark and sinister story, yet presented through a philosophical and occasional humorous tale.

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Awards: 2018: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection (Out of Competition)

2018: Sitges Film Festival: Official Selection (Out of Competition)

2018: Méliès d'or Award: nominated to Méliès d'or (Best Film).

2020: Gopo Awards (National Romanian film awards): nominated to Best European Film.

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23 My Favorite Danish Movies (27)
26 My Top 10 Movies from 2018 (149)
58 The Most Unpleasant Movies I Have Ever Watched (22)

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