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May 18, 2011 · Things got even worse as Von Trier kept up the gag: After a follow-up question from a journalist who attempted to “save” him and switch gears by asking if he’d ever like to do a blockbuster ...
- Sean O'neal
It is very hard to pass by Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark and Dogville. The effect these films had on me, definitely put von Trier in my consideration set. I was not impressed by Antichrist and Melancholia recently. Not an easy director to sit through, and definitely a very polarizing personality. 3.
Oct 5, 2011 · Von Trier’s self-imposed gag order is the latest twist in a story that started off odd and has become increasingly bizarre. After his shocking statements in Cannes, made during a press...
Nov 24, 2022 · It is, on one level, a gag typical of von Trier, 66, a filmmaker who never has taken himself too seriously, sometimes to a fault, even as he has created some of the most ferociously imaginative,...
Sep 18, 2022 · Von Trier, the arch-provocateur, is present and incorrect, deploying Nazi jokes and a running gag involving a lawyer (Alexander Skarsgård) acting for both the victim and the accused in a sexual harassment case. It’s not funny because it’s true; it’s funny because it’s so very wrong.
May 18, 2011 · UPDATE (05/19/11): The festival has now declared Von Trier "persona non grata," though what that means is not entirely clear. Ben Kenigsberg of Time Out Chicago reports from a post-press conference gang-bang interview with von Trier:
Dec 16, 2022 · In von Trier’s version, everyone in that building is insane, clueless, cruel, incompetent, or dead. In many cases, they are more than just one. Take, for instance, the troll-like, homicidally arrogant Swedish neurosurgeon Stig Helmer (Ernst-Hugo Jaregard), whose mistake during an operation has left a little girl permanently brain-damaged and ...
