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This week: Lars von Trier

Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier is one of cinemas most controversial figures. He often tackles themes that many find uncomfortable and likes to be provocative. His highly prolific fimlography includes movies from Dogville to Melancholia.

What does ktt think?

Dogville is one of the greatest cinematic achievements OAT and contains possibly the greatest screenplay ever written.

No hyperbole.

Super trash.

Dancer in the Dark is my top 3 favorite movies of all time

House that jack built is a near perfect movie. He has so many classics. Antichrist is fantastic. Dogville and Breaking the waves>>>

Dogme 95 was a hugely ambitious movement in film at the time, even if it didnt pan out all that successful

one of those directors that uses film as a vessel for personal therapy, so either you love it or you despise it. Either way he's a absolute legend

I can only speak on Antichrist, Nymphomaniac, Dancer in the Dark and House that Jack Built

but I feel his need to be edgy and shocking often comes off as desperate rather than in service to the story he is telling.

Oddly enough though I feel House that Jack Built was the first time that he seemed to be self aware of how try hard his shock core cinematic style is and it worked very well in service to the story being told. That film is one of my favs of that year and definitely the best work I have seen as of yet from him.

But I definitely do want to check out films like Dogville, Melancholia, The Kingdom show, and Breaking the Waves

you really gotta watch Breaking the Waves

Absolutely brilliant director, Dogville is his opus and one of the best of the 2000s.

Dancer in the Dark is one of my favorite movies ever, I haven’t delved into his absolute best stuff yet outside of that, the ones I’ve seen haven’t done much for me, still appreciate his style

I need to check out more of his work, its just the runtime for most is so f***ing long and i got really put off with the idea of sitting through 3+ hours of a von Trier film after Antichrist a while ago. I hated that film besides the cinematography

I did love Melancholia a LOT though

People always recommend this guy to me because i love Noé so much but idk man

damn i never realised his films were that long. U dont really feel the length tho in my opinion. Especially on Dancer in the Dark or Breaking the waves.

Never watched any of his movies and I doubt I'm missing out

I will def check out his work some more because i’m sure he’s got a few gems still unexplored by me but i feel like it’s gonna take a while because his other films left me so depressed and empty lmao

Quite liked The House That Jack Built, interesting watch with some beautiful shots.

Due to peep Dogville & Breaking the Waves

Dancer in the dark and Dogville are incredible to say the least, some of the best movies of the 2000's

IMO his only real miss so far is nympho but even the first part was decent

I’m most intrigued by his series The Kingdom,.. said this in the thread about it, but I can’t seem to find it. Next movie of his I plan on watching is manderlay

Those of you who enjoyed ..’the house that jack built’ what were your takeaways from that movie?

@val

melancholia is a really good watch

Meh. Not my style.

I enjoyed majority of the movie until the weird 3rd act

I’m due to give a good # of his films a watch soon. Dogville, Melancholia, & The House That Jack Built all made for incredible first watches- I feel like his films constantly provoke you w thought in a mostly good way. Sorta broad, but his work usually forces me to think hard about the ethics of filmmaking- what constitutes too much to be shown, and what that line crossing potentially generates (for better and worse)

The House That Jack Built is one of the most interesting character studies of a serial killer

He be wilin

See it was kinda the opposite for me, it kinda dragged, felt self indulgent, but I remember I found the ending fascinating, it’s been a while though