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Lars von Trier

8 films analyzed · Avg. Depth: 8.0/10

Gnosticism (7) Jungian (3) Alchemy (2) Demonology (2)

Full Analyses (8)

Antichrist(2009)9/10

Antichrist Is an Alchemical Nigredo (She Always Knew What Had to Die)

Melancholia(2011)9/10

The Apocalypse Arrives and Justine Is Calm. She Has Always Known.

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II(2013)8/10

Nymphomaniac Vol. II Is Joe's Descent Through Every False Confessor Until She Reaches the True One

The House That Jack Built(2018)7/10

The House That Jack Built Is a Man Performing Alchemy in Reverse, Turning Gold Back Into Corpses

Breaking the Waves(1996)8/10

Breaking the Waves Is About a Woman Whose Direct Line to God Makes Every Institution Around Her Call Her Insane

Dancer in the Dark(2000)8/10

Dancer in the Dark Is a Passion Play That Refuses to Let You Look Away From the Cross

Dogville(2003)8/10

Dogville Is a Controlled Experiment Proving That Ordinary People Will Enslave a Saint the Moment They Learn She Cannot Leave

Manderlay(2005)7/10

Manderlay Is About the Slavery That Survives Its Own Abolition