Nymphomaniac
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6.8A 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.
Released: 2013-12-25118 minDir: Lars von TrierDrama
Cast
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Joe
- Stellan Skarsgård as Seligman
- Stacy Martin as Young Joe
- Shia LaBeouf as Jerôme
- Christian Slater as Joe's Father
- Uma Thurman as Mrs. H
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Lars von Trier
- Written by
- Lars von Trier
- Produced by
- Marie Cecilie Gade Louise Vesth
- Starring
- Charlotte Gainsbourg Stellan Skarsgård Stacy Martin Shia LaBeouf Christian Slater Jamie Bell Uma Thurman Willem Dafoe Mia Goth Sophie Kennedy Clark Connie Nielsen Michaël Pas Jean-Marc Barr Udo Kier
- Cinematography
- Manuel Alberto Claro
- Edited by
- Volume I: Morten Højbjerg Both volumes: Molly Marlene Stensgaard
- Distributed by
- Nordisk Film (Denmark) Les Films du Losange (France) Concorde Filmverleih (Germany) ABC Distribution (Belgium)
- Release dates
- 25 December 2013 ( 2013-12-25 ) (Denmark) 1 January 2014 ( 2014-01-01 ) (Belgium and France) 20 February 2014 ( 2014-02-20 ) (Germany)
- Running time
- Volume I: 117 minutes Volume II: 124 minutes Both volumes: 241 minutes
- Countries
- Denmark Germany France Belgium
- Language
- English
Key dates
- Published
- 16 January 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- nymphomania
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Screenwriter
- Lars von Trier
- Production company
- Les Films du Losange
- Cinematographer
- Manuel Alberto Claro
- Filming location
Article
Nymphomaniac (stylised as NYMPH()MANIAC onscreen and in advertising, and sometimes as NYMPH(;)MANIAC) is a 2013 erotic drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. The film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Jamie Bell, Uma Thurman, Jean-Marc Barr, Willem Dafoe, Connie Nielsen, and Mia Goth; both Martin and Goth appeared in their film debut. Separated into two films, the plot follows Joe (played by Gainsbourg and Martin), a self-diagnosed "nymphomaniac" who recounts her erotic experiences to a bachelor who helps her recover from an assault. The narrative chronicles Joe's promiscuous life from adolescence to adulthood and is split into eight chapters told across two volumes. The film was originally supposed to be only one complete entry, but, because of its length, von Trier made the decision to split the project into two separate films. Nymphomaniac was an international co-production of Denmark, Belgium, France, and Germany.
The world premiere of the uncut Volume I occurred on 16 February 2014 at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, while the uncut Volume II premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. The world premiere of the Director's Cut took place in Copenhagen on 10 September 2014. It was nominated for the 2014 Nordic Council Film Prize.