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Nymphomaniac

Movie · 2013 · 240 min

A long, unflinching confession that is intellectually provocative and emotionally raw, demanding patience and tolerance for explicit, disturbing content.

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2013 film by Lars von Trier
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Year
2013
Runtime
240 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • obsession
  • identity
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, art, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Lars von Trier
Written by
Lars von Trier
Starring
Uma Thurman, Shia LaBeouf, Willem Dafoe, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Christian Slater, Udo Kier, Connie Nielsen
Cinematography
Manuel Alberto Claro
Runtime
240 min
Country
Belgium, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Germany
Languages
English

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