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Nymphomaniac. Part 1

6.7

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Sequel:

Nymphomaniac. Part 2

Original title

Nymphomaniac. Volume I / Nymphomaniac (1)aka

AKA

Nymphomaniac. Volume I / Nymphomaniac (1)

Year

2013

Running time

117 min.

Country

Denmark

Director

Lars von Trier

Screenwriter

Lars von Trier

Music

Varios

Cinematography

Manuel Alberto Claro

Cast

Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Connie Nielsen, Christian Slater, Nicolas Bro, Jesper Christensen, Uma Thurman, Caroline Goodall, Kate Ashfield, Saskia Reeves, Jens Albinus, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Omar Shargawi

Producer

Co-production Denmark-Germany-France-Belgium;

Zentropa Productions

Genre

Drama | Erotic. Psychological Drama

Synopsis

"Nymphomaniac" is the wild and poetic story of a woman’s erotic journey from birth to the age of 50 as told by the main character, the self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg). On a cold winter’s evening the old, charming bachelor Seligman (Stellan Skarsgård) finds Joe beaten up in an alleyway. He brings her home to his flat where he tends to her wounds while asking her about her life. He listens intently as Joe over the next 8 chapters recounts the lushly branched-out and multi faceted story of her life, rich in associations and interjecting incidents.

Awards: 2014: European Film Awards: 4 nominations, including Best Film

Critics' reviews

"The film provides a good-humored yet serious-minded look at sexual self-liberation, thick with references to art, music, religion and literature."

Peter Debruge: Variety
"This smorgasbord of talk and sex constitutes a very full meal."

Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter
"For those who don't equate sexual appetite with the intricacies of fly fishing, 'Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1' is more tiresome than titillating. (...) rating: ★★ (out of four)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"You're unlikely to turn away."

Manohla Dargis: The New York Times
"It's a mesmerizing mind game. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"If it weren't for the explicit sexual encounters, this could be an Ibsen or a Strindberg play, unclothed and unmoored from the late 19th or early 20th century. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
"Hang on to your seat back, your Bible, or the hand of a friend. Lars von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac' bludgeons the body and tenderises the soul. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"

Xan Brooks: The Guardian
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