'Antichrist' Making Waves at Cannes
The biggest news coming out of the the Cannes Film Festival is director Lars Von Trier (Europa, Breaking the Waves) stirring up trouble with bloody masturbation and leg-drilling. At a news conference held yesterday, Von Trier attempted to retain his artistic dignity while members of the press apparantly gave him a hard time about the explicit 'sexual gore' in his latest film, Antichrist. Hit the jump for the full story.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Von Trier responded to his verbal attackers by saying "I don't have to explain anything. You are all my guests here, not the other way round. I don't think about the audience when I make a film. I don't care. I make films for myself." Online bloggers are in a frenzy over the flick starring Willem Dafoe about 'A grieving couple retreating to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.'
If you're anything like us, we're sure you want to check out the flick immediately. Just stay away from Twitter, plot points and 'special scenes' are being revealed left and right. My guess is we'll all want to go into this one fresh. What do you think about leg drilling and bloody masturbation? Pro or con?
