After a two-year media blitz featuring one salacious blurb after another, the expectations going into Lars von Trier's "Nymphomaniac" are understandably bloated. Just how explicit are the sex scenes? When are porn doubles used in the place of the actors? Did Shia LaBeouf take off his paper bag (and other items of clothing)? When a movie directed by an agitator who once said he understood Hitler generates months of controversy, you enter with more than a few ideas about what to anticipate. Then y...
'Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1' Review: Lars Von Trier's Gritty Sex Drama Comes With Too Many Metaphors But Just Enough Chuckles
The Huffington Post - 21 Mar 2014 20:52
After a two-year media blitz featuring one salacious blurb after another, the expectations going into Lars von Trier's "Nymphomaniac" are understandably bloated. Just how explicit are the sex scenes? When are porn doubles used in the place of the actors? Did Shia LaBeouf take off his paper bag (and other items of clothing)? When a movie directed by an agitator who once said he understood Hitler generates months of controversy, you enter with more than a few ideas about what to anticipate. Then y...
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