Tag: Lars Von Trier
Rétrospective du Festival de Cannes: Melancholia, 2011 (Lars von Trier)
Prix d’interprétation féminine – Kirsten Dunst The laboring endurance, that feeling of being weighed down or held back, to a point of almost idyllic catatonia,…
1988 in Film: Medea
Lars Von Trier’s Medea takes an especially distressing turn on an Ancient Greek classic. Retaining the well-known plot of the Euripides play, Medea is a…
Filmotomy Podcast 70: Lars von Trier
Bianca Garner returns to the fray to host Filmotomy Podcast episode 70. And just in time as we give Lars von Trier a bit of…
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Breaking the Waves, 1996
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Breaking the Waves, 1996 Grand Prix – Lars…
Filmotomy's New Year's Resolutions: Shannon's List
As the new year quickly approaches us, we have decided to set out our new year’s resolutions for 2019. As we are all about the…
Filmotomy's Naughty or Nice of 2018: Jeremy's List
We’ve taken a leaf out of Santa’s book, and have decided to reflect on the films of the year by determining which ones have been…
Review: Lars Von Trier's The House That Jack Built
Lars Von Trier is a sadist, and I’m sure he would agree with me on that point. He is probably the leading provocateur in cinema…
First Reactions: The House That Jack Built
Oh, it pains me to say this but I really want to see a Lars Von Trier film, and I don’t know why. Or rather,…
