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more about #genitalmutilation more comments → FizzyGood: First of all, von Trier is a prankster. You can't take anything he says too seriously. Second of all, trust the tale, not the teller. Third of all, I... more » snugbug: As an unapologetic admirer of Von Trier's work, I believe what he's been trying to do with his Female Martyrs trilogy (Breaking the Waves, Dancer in t... more » esshud: After Breaking the Waves and what he did to poor Emily Watson's character, Lars von Trier is dead to me. Which is a shame because The Kingdom is so... more » SylvanSylph: I saw this fully prepared to tear it apart afterward, but when I sat and thought about it for a few hours (and had some long conversations with others... more » Raised-byHeathens: I probably could have gone my whole life without ever seeing Willem Dafoe's naked, pumping ass. more » SurferWomyn: I hate horror films. I think they are bullshit pieces of junk made by the privleged upper class of the world. If these people are so obsessed with v... more » tootnscoot: Sounds like he's a crabby old coot. And he needs love. Just like everyone. Somewhere over the rainbow ~ There's another rainbow ~ more » Misiula: I don't get von Trier. He abstracts violence into little fairy tales about women with disorders bordering on developmental problems. I feel like putt... more » SonicNapoleonic: Yeah, the female symbol on "anti-christ" at the end of the trailer put me off from wanting to ever see this movie. Also, I'm afraid of William Dafoe's... more » rixatrix: Surefire way to get feminists to go see a movie? Call it misogynist and tell them to decide for themselves. Dammit. more » Hooplehead: No one likes seeing ladies suffer quite like Von Trier does. I'm not sure who his audience is, exactly, as I'm pressed to imagine who would find his f... more » FashionIntel: The cinematography looks amazing. more » Theomeny: It's interesting also to note, that it isn't so much a Mysoginistic film (it is that in a way, but it toes a line) but it is also a film that is Again... more » Valkyrie607: Nothing says, "I respect you, ladies" like putting women on pedestals, then pushing them off. An uncomfortable position, followed by a violent fall. ... more » BillyPilgrimisnotmylover: Interesting that he seems to think misogyny is less offensive if it makes the bearer look stupid. Or is that it's ok as long as it's funny? Domestic v... more » -
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Genital Mutilation, Violence, And Misogyny In Von Trier's Antichrist
When Lars von Trier's new film Antichrist screened at Cannes, it was met with whistles, boos, and horrified laughter. It's obviously and blatantly offensive. But, as a profile of von Trier in Sunday's New York Times asks, is it misogynist? More » -
