Antichrist [blu-ray] / IFC Films ; presented by Zentropa Entertainments23, ApS ; written and directed by Lars Von Trier ; produced by Meta Louise Foldager ; executive producers, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Peter Garde.
Format:
[blu-ray] /
Edition:
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in..
Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009. Special features: audio commentary by von Trier and professor Murray Smith ; video interviews with von Trier and actors Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg ; a collection of video pieces delving into the production of Antichrist, including interviews with von Trier and key members of his filmmaking team as well as behind-the-scenes footage ; Chaos reigns at the Cannes Film Festival 2009, a documentary on the film's world premiere, plus press interviews with Dafoe and Gainsbourg ; three theatrical trailers.
Summary:
In this graphic psychodrama, a grief-stricken man and woman retreat to a cabin deep in the woods after the accidental death of their infant son, only to find terror and violence at the hands of nature and, ultimately, each other. But this most confrontational work yet from one of contemporary cinema's most controversial artists is no mere provocation. It is a visually sublime, emotionally ravaging journey to the darkest corners of the possessed human mind.
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