Articles related to "Lars Von Trier"

Sprawling, disappointing and immensely disturbing -- that's how the first full day of the PFF went, from Red Cliff to The Private Lives of Pippa Lee to Antichrist.

Disturbing images abound in Lars Von Trier's painful family therapy ordeal with Willem Dafoe as a doctor with a very, very messed up wife.

Lars Von Trier's latest contribution caused booing and walk-outs at Cannes, mostly thanks to the horrific final scenes. But should it solely be judged on its gore?

They can remake every horror movie three thousand times but they will never come close to horrifying an audience like Lars Von Trier does with this mesmerising film.

A classic of the dogme genre. Festen is a film that shocks, intrigues and leaves you awestruck by the time it's over.

Lars von Trier has consistently rejected the tenets of Hollywood film-making in films like Dancer in the Dark and Breaking the Waves.

A reaction against overblown budgets and cinematic excess, Dogme 95 may have failed to spark a revolution, but its aesthetic influence has spread across the world.

Set during the Depression of the 1930s, Dogville is Lars von Trier's uniquely perverse comment on Americana and small town life.

With Breaking the Waves, director Lars von Trier questions the extent to which the camera's omniscient POV is and should be taken for granted in cinema.

There are only a few true cases when film meets its mark. Von Trier's latest is a true mixture of writing, visual, audial, and the passionate wanderings of the soul.

The competitors for this years Palme d'Or have been announced, featuring established European auteurs and cinematic upstarts both old and new.

A review of Breaking the Waves, Lars Von Trier's 1996 film about a girl with a special connection to God.

The 2009 New York Film Festival has plenty of films in the Main Slate selection worth heading to the Big Apple for.

A trip to India in 1979 provided the spark for one of the most innovative cinematographers of our time. Thirty years later, Slumdog Millionaire brought him Oscar glory.

One of the most anticipated films at the 62nd annual Festival De Cannes is Terry Gilliam's surreal morality tale,The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

With almost as many parties as movies, the annual CineVegas Film Festival combines edgy cinema with Las Vegas' fabled entertainment and over-the-top venues.

A survey of five essential Scottish films, complete with cast information and mini synopses.

The prestigious Cannes Film Festival is known for its selection of gritty movies, but 2009 was particularly tough. Here is a run-down of the main award winners.

Foreign films are undoubtedly the place to discover new talent, future stars and strong, dramatic roles for women. This article looks at some of the success stories.

New fiction from Joel Lane, Tim Lees, Kim Lakin-Smith and James Cooper; DVD and Blu-ray reviews - Sleepy Hollow and Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell; Pete Tennant's Case Notes

Emily Brontë's unique drama of obsession and revenge is given the full costume-drama treatment by ITV1, but fails to capture its unsettling Gothic intensity.

Director Shane Meadows' new film Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee is released in September and is set to be another comedy classic. Is he our best filmmaker at present?

Few roles can be harder than playing the Son of God. Here are five actors who starred in films inspired by, or based on works inspired by the Gospels.