Lars Von Trier

'Anti-Semite' Has Cannes Screening Canceled

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 05.25.2012

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"The Anti-Semite," a controversial comedy from French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala, has had its Cannes Marche du Film screening canceled. The Marc...

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Charlotte Gainsbourg Will Star In LVT's 'Pornographic Drama'

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 04.24.2012

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Third time's a charm! If by charm you mean porno. Which we sort of do, in this case. Charlotte Gainsbourg has officially signed on to Lars Von Trie...

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2011's Doomsday Cinema, Part I: Melancholia @ 49th NYFF plus Gainsbourg on Von Trier & Lars' NYFF 47 Press Conference (VIDEO)

Michael Vazquez | Posted 03.14.2012

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In anticipation of 12/21/12, this past year saw a return of the doomsday film. Melancholia was an okay end-of-the-world movie, but for this fan, it was not a very good Lars Von Trier film. Perhaps a third viewing is in order.

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Critics Name The Best Films Of The Year

AP | Posted 03.09.2012

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NEW YORK — The National Society of Film Critics selected Lars von Trier's drama "Melancholia" as the best picture of 2011 during its annual meet...

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Newt, The Planet

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 02.17.2012

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The night after I saw Melancholia I had an awful dream. The dream, like the movie, featured a hitherto unknown planet, called Melancholia. Except, in my dream, the planet was Newt.

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Charlotte Gainsbourg May Star In von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac'

Posted 12.12.2011

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Charlotte Gainsbourg, the actress daughter of Jane Birkin and French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, may star in Lars von Trier's latest film, but...

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Melancholia on Zoloft or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Appreciate Lars von Trier

Melody Breyer-Grell | Posted 02.06.2012

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Since taking Zoloft (can I say that?), my perceptions of existence have altered somewhat from seeing things in black and white to shades of gray: "Hey, this guy might be onto something."

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Psychotics Survive With Imagination

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 01.28.2012

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Melancholia offers one of the most luminous and ultimately heart-warming portrayals of mental illness that I have seen in a film.

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Kirsten On 'Melancholia' And Her Own Depression

HuffingtonPost.com | Crystal Bell | Posted 01.11.2012

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Kirsten Dunst has been acting since she was 7 years old, when she starred in Woody Allen's short film "Oedipus Wrecks." Since her debut, she's been in...

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WATCH: 'Melancholia' And Eight More Contemplative Sci-Fi Films

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 01.11.2012

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Lars von Trier uses the tagline, "A beautiful movie about the end of the world" to describe his newest film, "Melancholia." And "Melancholia" really ...

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Kirsten Dunst On 'Melancholia' Director: 'He Likes To Pull Down His Pants'

Posted 01.11.2012

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Danish director Lars von Trier is known as a somewhat eccentric figure in Hollywood. He traffics in the uber-dark and landed in some hot water after N...

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The 15 Greatest Quotes From Lars Von Trier

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 01.10.2012

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Danish auteurs say the darndest things! An arthouse favorite since the mid 1980s, the celebrated experimental director Lars von Trier is known prim...

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Lars von Trier's Melancholia -- Don't Judge a Film by Its Headlines

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 01.10.2012

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The film is visually splendid, the cinematography by Manuel Alberto Claro absolute genius and the set designs, by Jette Lehmann, and costumes, by Manon Rasmussen, lavishly outstanding.

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Depression Has Never Looked So Gorgeous

AP | By CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 01.09.2012

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By CHRISTY LEMIRE, The Associated Press Depression finally seems to have brought out the best in Lars von Trier: "Melancholia" is his strongest wor...

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Movie Review: Melancholia

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.09.2012

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Melancholia consists of a few moments of startling imagination, between which are sandwiched almost two hours of dreary, opaque storytelling.

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Full-Bodied Film

Glen Helfand | Posted 01.07.2012

Like anyone with an interest in movies, I've seen my consumption evolve from repertory houses, to indie chains, to the current streaming standard. Now I am entertained and edified by amazing libraries of material instantaneously available to cater to whatever whim.

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Anticipating Doomsday at the 49th New York Film Festival: Melancholia and 4:44 Last Day on Earth

Regina Weinreich | Posted 12.06.2011

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If the world ends any time soon, as threatened for 2012, what will the last day on earth look like? That is the dominant conceit for two films in this year's New York Film Festival.

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Director Faces Prosecution Over Famed Hitler Rant, Vows Silence

AP | JAN M. OLSEN | Posted 12.05.2011

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish film director Lars von Trier says he's facing charges of violating a French law against justification of war crimes...

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Denmark!

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 12.01.2011

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We here at HuffPost Culture are big fans of the world. Number Two World Fans, you could call us (right behind these guys). To celebrate that title we ...

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Controversial Director Goes To Nazi Territory Again, Reveals Jewish Roots

Posted 11.07.2011

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Lars Von Trier just can't help himself when it comes to the Nazi talk. This time around, though, he's bringing a whole lot more nuance to the conversa...

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Kirsten Dunst's Apocalypse Wedding Story: A Peek Inside

Posted 11.03.2011

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Following a press conference that nearly sentenced the film to a public death before it could even hit theaters, Lars von Trier's end-of-the-world "Me...

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'A Beautiful Move About The End Of The World'

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 10.31.2011

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"A beautiful movie about the end of the world." That's the tagline describing "Melancholia," the forthcoming film by Lars von Trier ("Antichrist," ...

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Von Trier To Release 'Hardcore' & 'Softcore' Versions Of Next Film

Posted 10.02.2011

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Getting a film past the censors must be difficult when it's titled "Nymphomaniac" and its description in the Guardian is "the erotic life of a woman f...

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Von Trier's 'Dancer In The Dark' Turned Into Opera

nytimes.com | ZACHARY WOOLFE | Posted 10.01.2011

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If Sarah Bernhardt's definitive performance in Victorien Sardou's 1887 play "La Tosca" had been available through Netflix, would Puccini ever have bas...

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Von Trier's 'Dogville' Listed As One Of Norway Shooter's Favorite Films

Posted 10.01.2011

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Lars Von Trier seems to have inadvertently found himself in the hot seat again. Norwegian shooter Anders Behring Breivik, who confessed to a bombing a...

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