There is no doubt that Lars von Trier's erotic journey from Milan to Minsk upcoming "The Nymphomaniac" will give us plenty to talk about when it lands next year, but until then, we'll have to be patient. But there are some early works that can tide you over until then. In case you missed it, his very early 1971 short "En Blomst" is online and another curio has popped up. The director's 1980 student film short "Nocturne" is bubbling on the interwebs. Running a brief eight minutes, the experimental piece centers on a young woman awakened by shattered glass and terrified by sunlight. The effort earned him the Best Film award at the Munich International Festival of Film Schools (he would also win the following year for "The Last Detail"). Anyway, grab a cup of coffee and give it a spin below.
- 11/26/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Short films are an often underappreciated art form. The ability to tell an effective story within “40 minutes or less”, as defined by the Academy, is certainly a talent, and can often be a medium for aspiring filmmakers to prove their chops and transition into feature length productions. The same principle holds true for aspiring actors as well, with many big screen stars honing their craft on smaller movies. Thus, every sunday, we will highlight one such film, to give our readers a look at how directors, writers, and actors perform with time limitations.
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Today’s film is the 1971 short En Blomst, also known as A Flower. Written and directed by Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier, this is one of the numerous short films the auteur made in the 70s and late 60s. Von Trier went on to helm numerous critically adored movies, such as Europa, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville,...
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Today’s film is the 1971 short En Blomst, also known as A Flower. Written and directed by Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier, this is one of the numerous short films the auteur made in the 70s and late 60s. Von Trier went on to helm numerous critically adored movies, such as Europa, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville,...
- 10/14/2012
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Next year will bring with it Lars Von Trier's next provocative effort, "The Nymphomaniac," but lest you think it will be one you can enjoy....alone...Stellan Skarsgard puts that notion to rest. "When we call this a porno, it's meant ironically, but irony doesn't work well in print. The film is sexually explicit -- but, believe me, it will be a very, very bad wanking movie," he told THR. So while we wait for that movie to arrive, fans of the director can travel back in time a little bit. Understanding the movies Von Trier sets out to make, and what he means to communicate, sometimes means knowing a bit about the man himself, and even his earliest works showed signs of what was to come. The wonders of the internet have made a very early Lars Von Trier short film, "En Blomst," available for your eyes. The 1971 film,...
- 9/27/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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