Lars Von Trier On Trial
We read the Antichrist director his rights...
BY Jun 29th 2009 11:11AMFILED UNDER: Features
User Comments (6)
After we heard the news that Lars Von Trier's awful Antichrist will arrive in UK cinemas uncut, we thought we'd sit down the director and ask him to explain himself.
The following is our attempt to find out why he made it, whether he accepts it's a failure, and whether or not he sees himself as a misogynist. The court is now in session...
Mr Von Trier, will you concede that your horror film is a failure?
Well, it’s not a horror film. It’s a lot of different things. You know, whenever I try to make a musical, it didn’t become a musical!
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1: durden says
are you guys actually bashing lars von trier?!how f*ing dare you!!you know,you guys are hypocrites!!!you praise the likes of transformers 2 or t4 and you say antichrist is bad?!have you actually seen more than 2 movies in your entire lifes!?!?!?
Posted: Jun 29th 2009 // 2:18PMAlert a moderator
2: RastaFresh says
I agree with durden! Lars Von Trier is an artist, and that I can't say 4 most of the Hollywood directors! And what the f*ck is that s*it with Transformers 2!? The first one was pure c**p and I can only imagine how s****y the second one is! Peace out :)
Posted: Jun 29th 2009 // 4:27PMAlert a moderator
3: OAKside says
I don't want to read this in entirety due to the probability of massive (unwarned!) spoilers, but I must also say I think you guys suck. When I have finally seen the film and actually read the article maybe my opinion of this (awful) site will change, but honestly I'll probably just forget all about it and TotalFilm by then.
Posted: Jun 29th 2009 // 5:22PMAlert a moderator
4: TheWizard says
I agree with everyone. This is just bad reporting-taking a biased angle and crucifying an artist. It's unbelievable insulting to Lars Von Trier as well. I think it's pathetic that you wouldn't ever think of doing this to someone like Michael Bay, a man more an idiot than an artist-after all he gave us transformers. As Michael Mann said, maybe now that his film is out people will stop watching films about toys.
Posted: Jun 29th 2009 // 9:19PMAlert a moderator
5: punchdrunklove says
Total Film i hope you read this and issue an apology! I really hope you do. I gave you abuse once you reported this from Cannes but there is no way you can ask a director these questions and think it's ok. Lars von Trier is Wonderful, powerful and beyond all an ORIGINAL director. Please make an apology.
Posted: Jul 1st 2009 // 11:08AMAlert a moderator
6: chrishaydon63 says
I'm in entire agreement with every other comment on this feature.
For starters, just because you didn't like 'Antichrist' doesn't make it a bad film.
Secondly, as everyone else has said, you seem to have this sugar-coated outlook on all the terrible Hollywood films being released. They aren't artworks, and the directors behind them are even worse, they just want to make money.
Directors like Michael Bay, McG and Roland Emmerich all have one thing in common: Being unable to make good films.
Lars Von Trier is a celebrated auteur in cinema and has pushed the boundaries of filmmaking and the arthouse circuit. He even started Dogme '95 for god sake. He is a cinematic genius and deserves respect, especially from a film magazine.
This feature is a real shame and I hope you produce no more content like this.
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