Second US Trailer for Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist'

The controversy surrounding Antichrist is a true test of the old adage, "there's no such thing as bad publicity." In addition to possibly repulsing several members of the audience at Cannes back in May, the latest trailer for Lars von Trier's film puts some choice reviews front and center. Yes, reading that this is "the most schocking film" in the 60-year history of Cannes is likely to get people's attention. IFC Films feels the gamble is worth whatever backlash there might be to the film - and the press-heavy festival crowd is a lot more patient with art films than general audiences. Willem Dafoe is intense enough, but when you add the hell (pardon the pun, or maybe not) that Charlotte Gainsbourg endures in the movie and the career-long high-wire act that is von Trier's career, and this could be the sort of film that audiences really seek out just to see how far it actually goes. The movie hits the ground running on October 23rd, and between now and then, it's going to be featured at festivals in New York and Finland (plus a run in Toronto this week), so the advance buzz could be building at just the right time. It's got my money, just because I can't believe it's that shocking. We've been desensitized quite a bit over the years.

Comments

[Finn]

Read the parental advisory on the IMDb, it alone shocked me.

[me]

the movie is out on the internet already.. i've seen it and it's really very shocking...