Antichrist [Blu-ray]

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The Artificial Eye disc appears to have retained the exact same qualities we noted in our review for the M6 disc - the cold color-scheme, the "dreamy" look, the unusual contrast fluctuations. The disc then concludes with three theatrical trailers, two looking to be the Danish ones, and the third being the IFC trailer. Lastly, this high-definition transfer is encoded in 1080p, as opposed to the one M6 used, which is encoded in 1080/50i. With superb audio and video and some truly great supplemental materials, this Blu-ray casts a new light on a film that was booed out of Cannes (but, it should be said, barely made a peep when it showed up stateside).

Before production began von Trier and his crew created a short test film to see if it was possible to pull off some of the shots that were envisioned with the Red Camera. Eden—Production Design is a quick 5-minute piece about finding the location and the cabin that appears in the film. The Three Beggars is an 8-minute portion that concentrates on the animals that appear in the film, and working with them. HD, 43:53), which is in French and is probably the most essential interview, because it's her character who goes through so much and her character that has taken the brunt of the film's criticisms. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

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Antichrist' is definitely a hard movie to watch, both for its extreme content and its occasionally icky thematic intent, but it's still a movie that demands and deserves attention, and with repeated viewings your understanding of the film (and the filmmakers' intent) will likely evolve.

He admits he didn’t/doesn’t completely understand every facet of the film but wasn’t concerned about asking questions, and also wasn’t concerned about the film’s violence, though he admits the original screenplay was actually worse. Fragments from Georg Friedrich Händel's "Lascia ch'io pianga" from the composer's classic Italian opera Rinaldo, performed by by Tuva Semmingsen and Barokksolistene, appear during key scenes in the film. A good piece, it also has von Trier actually confirm that the film is not to be taken as misogynistic, and though he does address this elsewhere, including in the commentary where he relates more to the female character and can’t stand Dafoe’s character, it’s about the only time the director actually attempts to explain something about the film. The Visual Style of Antichrist - director of photography Anthony Dod Mantle talks about the level of naturalism in Antichrist, the specific type of look desired by director Lars von Trier, how some of the most controversial scenes were shot, etc.