The Antichrist

Lars von Trier’s The Antichrist, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg, is perhaps the most mind-bending film I have ever seen. I do not know exactly why he decided to entitle this work “The Antichrist”, but the themes of nature as evil and woman as evil-doer run through the plot in a surprising twist of modern thought. The entire story is psychological, sexual, violent, and compassionate to an extent beyond comparison. A friend of mine says these adjectives describe other Lars von Trier works, so I may have to look them up and do some research. If one is not opposed to graphic sex and gore, and one prefers “artistic” rather than “Hollywood”, I highly recommend this film.