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In Theaters: Antichrist... |
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In Theaters: Antichrist
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Film/Movie
Posted 2 months ago by
wdweditorial
 The films of Lars von Trier, the brilliant, bellicose Danish director of The Idiots, Breaking the Waves and Dogville, aspires to the condition of exquisite, immersive poetry -- that is, to be felt, rather than questioned, analyzed, critiqued. His dark fables of human extremity -- sometimes uneven and grasping, often sustained and commanding -- intend to swallow, if not defy digestion. Which is why, when the first, trembling reports began filtering out of Cannes about Antichrist, the first thing I felt was envy. With von Trier's films especially I strive for an ascetically clean slate, and I wouldn't have that pure experience now -- I might never know my true reaction -- because von Trier had clearly made a film that would become unavoidable. And yet having seen the film, my envy was somewhat allayed: I can't be certain, but I suspect my reaction in France would have been the same one I had here -- an exasperated shrug.
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