ANTICHRIST

ANTICHRIST
2009, Lars von Trier, Denmark/Germany/France, 104 min.
With Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg

"Stunning...ANTICHRIST is the most sadistic battle-of-the-sexes comedy ever made."—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

"A gorgeous, mesmerizing construction, and almost every one of its frames shimmers with demented, imaginary life."—Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

A troubled couple, known only as He and She (Dafoe and Gainsbourg), retreat to a remote cabin (called Eden) after their infant son falls to his death. Increasingly drawn to the dark, sinister forest surrounding the cabin (populated by seemingly possessed animals, including a gutted, talking fox), the couple's relationship devolves into primal, sadomasochistic sexual violence. Ever the provocateur, von Trier divided Cannes audiences with his graphic “horror” film. Powerful, visceral, raw, and made on his own terms, von Trier's latest is required viewing—for fans and detractors alike. 35mm widescreen. (Christopher Sanew)