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Movies & TV

Antichrist

ANTICHRIST (eOne, 2009) D: Lars von Trier /w Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg. Rating: NNNNN DVD package: NNNNN Rating: NNNNN


Following the death of their infant son, a grief-stricken, anxiety-ridden woman (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her therapist husband (Willem Dafoe) retreat to their cabin in the woods. Events then turn uncanny and gruesome.

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Antichrist is much more than its horror movie plot line suggests. It can be taken as a mix of psychological and supernatural drama, allegory and political statement. It’s also a remarkable display of wholly committed acting and raw emotion from Gainsbourg and Dafoe – and not only in the explicit sex scenes. On any level, it’s a masterpiece of visual storytelling, filled with memorable shots that capture the characters’ inner states.

Director Lars von Trier isn’t very forthcoming on the commentary he shares with film scholar Murray Smith, but Smith does a fine job of offering various approaches to the film and pointing out key details.

EXTRAS Commentary, seven making-of docs, cast interviews and more. Widescreen. English, French audio and subtitles.

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