Director: Lars von Trier
Writer: Lars von Trier
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg
A grieving couple retreats to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Lars Von Trier's head on collision about handling grief and depression and facing your inner demons, its visionary arresting psychological arthouse horror at its startling best. The premise is about a couple he/she who lose their son. Being a psychologist himself and not trusting others to do the job he tries to help his wife come to terms with her grief and guilt over her loss, to do this he suppresses his own feelings and anxieties. As the healing process moves along they take a break at their remote countryside retreat Eden, things start to break down as he discovers dark truths about she's mental state prior to the death of their son.
Lars Von Trier hasn't tackled horror since his seminal television mini series Riglet, during early production of Antichrist he supposedly had a massive mental breakdown. Rewriting the script as he recovered, this more than likely added to the intense story. Its covered in symbolism and has a slightly pagan feel but at its core its an horror about personal darkness, something sadly we all face from time to time. Features sublime performances from both Willem Dafoe & Charlotte Gainsbourg, and jaw dropping cinematography. With the recent influx of genre gems like Martyrs & Let The Right One In its the single best period in horror since the late 70's early 80's when the likes of Cronenberg, Carpenter & Romero produced their best works. Haters will call Antichrist overly ambiguous and self-indulgent even misogynistic, which to some degree it is but I really enjoyed it so needless to say Antichrist comes highly recommended.
(8½ out of 10)Lars Von Trier hasn't tackled horror since his seminal television mini series Riglet, during early production of Antichrist he supposedly had a massive mental breakdown. Rewriting the script as he recovered, this more than likely added to the intense story. Its covered in symbolism and has a slightly pagan feel but at its core its an horror about personal darkness, something sadly we all face from time to time. Features sublime performances from both Willem Dafoe & Charlotte Gainsbourg, and jaw dropping cinematography. With the recent influx of genre gems like Martyrs & Let The Right One In its the single best period in horror since the late 70's early 80's when the likes of Cronenberg, Carpenter & Romero produced their best works. Haters will call Antichrist overly ambiguous and self-indulgent even misogynistic, which to some degree it is but I really enjoyed it so needless to say Antichrist comes highly recommended.
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