The Lonely Planet: Lars von Trier’s Melancholia Judit Pintér December 2011 Feature Articles The folly of Lars von Trier’s words at Cannes should not taint the achievements of this mesmerising and haunting film.
Lars von Trier’s Other Comments at Cannes Moira Sullivan June 2011 Feature Articles In his now infamous press conference, Lars von Trier’s comments about Nazis and Jews received the overwhelming focus of attention, but other contentious words were overlooked.
Antichrist: Chronicles of a Psychosis Foretold Daniel Vilensky December 2009 Feature Articles Not surprisingly, Lars von Trier’s film has divided opinion. Nor is there much consensus on how best to interpret this tale of grief, pain, and despair. Daniel Vilensky comes at this most enigmatic of films from a range of critical angles.
Danish Dogmas: Purity and Provocation: Dogma ’95 edited by Mette Hjort and Scott MacKenzie Ove Christensen October 2004 Book Reviews In 1995 the (in)famous Danish director Lars von Trier and the young director Thomas Vinterberg launched a manifesto for filmmaking known as Dogma '95 and a set of rules – The Vow of Chastity – that had to be ob...
