Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

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    Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
    2013

    Synopsis

    A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager while Seligman tells about his hobbies, such as fly fishing, reading about Fibonacci numbers or listening to organ music.

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    Cast

    • Charlotte GainsbourgJoe
    • Stellan SkarsgårdSeligman
    • Stacy MartinYoung Joe
    • Shia LaBeoufJerôme
    • Christian SlaterJoe's Father
    • Uma ThurmanMrs. H
    • Sophie Kennedy ClarkB
    • Connie NielsenJoe's Mother
    • Ananya BergJoe - 10 Years
    • Jens AlbinusS

    Recommendations

    • 83

      IndieWire

      Nymphomaniac is indeed a major work that tries and, to a large extent, succeeds to organically synthesize the world, ideas and filmmaking savvy of von Trier in one sprawling and ambitious cinematic fable. Somewhat shockingly given the subject matter, the most stimulating material in Nymphomaniac isn't the explicit sex but how sexuality is discussed and understood.
    • 83

      The A.V. Club

      The most shocking thing about Nymphomaniac, with its cock-shot montages and frankly descriptive narration, is how flat-out funny it often is.
    • 80

      The Guardian

      Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac bludgeons the body and tenderises the soul. It is perplexing, preposterous and utterly fascinating.
    • 80

      The Hollywood Reporter

      It is never boring and does provoke and stimulate, although not as a turn-on, not remotely.
    • 80

      Variety

      Racy subject aside, the film provides a good-humored yet serious-minded look at sexual self-liberation, thick with references to art, music, religion and literature, even as it pushes the envelope with footage of acts previously relegated to the sphere of pornography.
    • 80

      Time Out London

      There’s plenty of flesh (much of it belonging to porn doubles), although the film is rarely, if ever, what most people would call erotic or pornographic. It’s neither deeply serious nor totally insincere; hovering somewhere between the two, it creates its own mesmerising power.
    • 80

      Empire

      A provocative, engrossing, often hilarious, frequently tough picture. Not for all sensibilities but it’s among von Trier’s more playful, purely entertaining films, with insight and humour in even the horrors.
    • 80

      Total Film

      With explicit sex and penetrating philosophy, this erotic odyssey requires close attention and an open mind.

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