A stylish, aesthetic tour de force, particularly in the use of rear projection techniques, this noir-ish melodrama about an American train conductor in 1945 Germany tells of the precarious postwar atmosphere of remnant Nazism.
One of von Trier’s very best, this is bold and provocative filmmaking that very few could attempt to pull off with such skill and artistry.
Continue reading →The Danish provocateur returns with an extremely violent and nihilistic work, one that is nasty yet utterly fascinating at the same time.
Continue reading →A slightly stronger work than the first volume—one that benefits greatly from Charlotte Gainsbourg’s bravura performance.
The Danish provocateur’s ambitious attempt to intellectualise sex and sexuality comes across as both fascinating and plodding in this first volume.
Continue reading →Blessed with an exceptional performance by Emily Watson, von Trier’s complex if disturbing take on religion and sex asks of us to have faith in his vision.
Continue reading →One would expect no less from a filmmaker hell-bent in making you severely depressed and squirmy – in the name of art, but what beautiful, sensationalizing art.
Continue reading →One of the films of the decade, this is a bold work by Lars von Trier that is as much a unique cinematic experience as it is thought-provoking.
Continue reading →Takes too long to say what it wants to be consistently interesting, but one must marvel at how Lars von Trier and his ensemble cast do so much with so little.
Eternality Tan 