Nymphomaniac (film)

Nymphomaniac
Film poster
Directed byLars von Trier
Written byLars von Trier
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyManuel Alberto Claro
Edited by
  • Volume I:
  • Morten Højbjerg
  • Both volumes:
  • Molly Marlene Stensgaard
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 25 December 2013 (2013-12-25) (Denmark)
  • 1 January 2014 (2014-01-01) (Belgium and France)
  • 20 February 2014 (2014-02-20) (Germany)
Running time
  • Volume I:
  • 117 minutes[1]
  • 145 minutes (uncut)[2]
  • Volume II:
  • 124 minutes[3]
  • 180 minutes (uncut)[4]
  • Both volumes:
  • 241 minutes
  • 325 minutes (uncut)
Countries
  • Denmark
  • Germany
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.7 million[5]
Box office
  • Volume I:
  • $13.6 million[6]
  • Volume II:
  • $4.9 million[7]
  • Both volumes:
  • $18.5 million

Nymphomaniac (stylised as NYMPH()MANIAC onscreen and in advertising) is a 2013 erotic art film written and directed by Lars von Trier. The film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Jamie Bell, Uma Thurman, Jean-Marc Barr, Willem Dafoe, Connie Nielsen, and Mia Goth in her debut. Separated as two-part films, the plot follows Joe (played by Gainsbourg and Martin), a self-diagnosed "nymphomaniac," who recounts her erotic experiences to a bachelor who helps her recover from an assault. The narrative chronicles Joe's promiscuous life from adolescence to adulthood and is split into eight chapters told across two volumes. The film was originally supposed to be only one complete entry, but, because of its length, von Trier made the decision to split the project into two separate films. Nymphomaniac was an international co-production of Denmark, Belgium, France, and Germany.

The world premiere of the uncut Volume I occurred on 16 February 2014 at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival,[8] while the uncut Volume II premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[9] The world premiere of the Director's Cut took place in Copenhagen on 10 September 2014. It was nominated for the 2014 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Nymphomaniac is the third and final installment in von Trier's unofficially titled Depression Trilogy, following Antichrist and Melancholia.[10]

  1. ^ "NYMPHOMANIAC VOL. I (18)". Artificial Eye. British Board of Film Classification. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Nymphomaniac Volume I (long version)". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. ^ "NYMPHOMANIAC VOL. II (18)". Artificial Eye. British Board of Film Classification. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Nymphomaniac Volume II (long version)". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac' struggles with Israeli release". I24news. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2014) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Nymphomaniac: Volume II (2014) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. ^ "World premiere of Lars von Trier's Long Uncut Version of Nymphomaniac Volume I". berlinale. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  9. ^ "'NYMPHOMANIAC Volume II – Director's Cut Selected for Venice Film Festival". MICHELLE RIIS MICHAELSEN. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  10. ^ Knight, Chris (20 March 2014). "Nymphomaniac, Volumes I and II, reviewed: Lars von Trier's sexually graphic pairing will titillate, but fails to satisfy". National Post. Retrieved 15 August 2014.