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So, the Danish director Lars Von Trier (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001885/) has made a new movie (he made Breaking the Waves, Dogville etc and previously directed Danish porn movies). This time it's a horror movie called Antichrist (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0870984/). Basically it's about a couple who loses their child, and the mother is deeply affected by grief while the father, who is a psychologist, attempts to help her get well again.
The mother (Charlotte Gainsbourg (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001250/)) goes through different stages of grief, and when she comes to the fear stage, the husband (Willem Dafoe (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000353/)) tries to find out what she is afraid of. He discovers that it is the cottage in the woods that they own, so he takes her out there to continue the treatment. The treatment leads to unexpected events, and he manages to boil it down to what the mother really is afraid of...
This is about as far as I can write about the story without spoiling the movie.
I haven't talked to anyone about the movie yet, as I don't know anyone who've seen it yet. I can't really say that I recommend the movie to everyone either, because it's a very very weird movie. It goes far out in areas where traditional movies never goes. It digs deeeeep into thing we don't speak of, and actions we don't want to hear or see anything of. I don't want to spoil it with examples, but be prepared for some strong scenes. However, they don't appear too much throughout the movie.
Personally, I haven't decided whether I love or hate the movie yet. Saying I love it would make me a weird person, while saying I hate it would make me look narrow minded and dumb also. Bottom line, there is a lot to process and I look forward to see other's reactions as well.
It should air in most EU countries within a week or so. Let me know what you think if you decide to go and see it!