Comments on: Fantastic Fest Review: Antichrist

By: Culture Warrior: 6 Movies That Were Booed at Cannes | Film School Rejects

Culture Warrior: 6 Movies That Were Booed at Cannes | Film School Rejects — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:04:48 +0000

[...] “anti-award” for its alleged misogyny. I later caught a screening of Antichrist at Austin’s Fantastic Fest, where the film seemed to have found its home with a far more receptive and respectful (though, in [...]

By: 20 Must See Films of Fantastic Fest 2009 - Film School Rejects

20 Must See Films of Fantastic Fest 2009 - Film School Rejects — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:10:41 +0000

[...] Antichrist [...]

By: Culture Warrior: Responsible Film Criticism and the Case of ‘Antichrist’ - Film School Rejects

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:39:25 +0000

[...] up to this point). Though I am not the biggest proponent of Lars von Trier’s latest provaca-film, my opinion on its merits differs from McCarthy’s significantly (particularly with his first-sentence [...]

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:08:44 +0000

Chaos reigns.

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:08:44 +0000

Chaos reigns.

By: Landon_Palmer

Landon_Palmer — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:22:34 +0000

A ton of reviews coming out of Cannes and elsewhere talked about the violence in great detail, revealing things about the movie they shouldn't have. For me it slightly spoiled its impact. It's hard to talk about the violence in this movie in vague terms without giving anything away, and I wanted to avoid what these other critics are doing, so I avoided it altogether. I'll just say it's a really difficult movie to watch.

By: Kangaroo Be Stoned

Kangaroo Be Stoned — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:06:13 +0000

I have heard that there is a fair amount of violence in the film, including genital mutilation. I would have liked to have seen more in the review about the violence and whether or not it could be stomached.

By: Landon_Palmer

Landon_Palmer — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:35:35 +0000

What makes a Dogme 95 film:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogme_95#Goals_and...

I suggest the best place to start is Thomas Vinterberg's "The Celebration" (aka "Festen") from 1998.

By: monkeymafia

monkeymafia — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:10:56 +0000

Excellent review; you focused so much on the current word of mouth and I think that's very telling of such an apparently divisive film. I always get more from and look deeper at a film that is intelligently criticized but can also be applauded for it's own merits. I was also unaware of the Dogme 95 manifesto and I'm interested to rewatch earlier films around that time and see what compelled him to write it.