![]() ![]() ![]() Some call this high art, others pornographic and provocative. ![]() Whereas there is something ominous to be feared for sure, the scene is more a splendor to the eyes than a 1990s French noir perfume commercial–you know, the commercials that are so “out there” that you never knew what they were advertizing until they told you at the end. But just trust me right out of the gates that this shot, however controversial or shocking, fits the scene perfectly like an artistic puzzle piece that has a significant story to tell. Lars von Trier ( Nymphomaniac, Melancholia) sets a powerful mood in this visually stunning film straight from the opera-scored opening slow-motion sequence of a sex scene complete with pornographic penetration in the first 60 seconds. The unedited 108 minute version is reviewed here. The truly unedited version has a running time of 108 minutes. SIDEBAR: There are various edits out there. For general intensity and random “holy shit” factor try A Serbian Film (2010) or Martyrs (2008). 127 Hours(2010) for a sensory adventure focusing on a single actor. MOVIES LIKE Antichrist: For relentless sexuality go for Nymphomaniac (2013). This is easily among the most provocatively messed up movies I’ve ever seen. MY CALL: A brutally dark, intensely and weirdly and unnervingly erotic, AMAZING art house film brimming with an admixture of visual splendor and vile imagery. ![]()
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