FILM | REVIEW
The First Half
Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac: Vol. I is more about characters than sex BY ED SYMKUS
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ear the end of the closing credits of The film turns into a series of flashbacks of Lars von Trier’s epic sex addiction film, her discovering feelings of intense sexual desires there’s a disclaimer: “None of the profesas a young girl, then putting them to work for sional actors had penetrative sexual intercourse, her own unquenchable pleasure, and keeps reand all such scenes were performed by body turning to the bleak apartment where she’s telling doubles.” the story, while he continually drifts off into his If only that sentence was at the beginning own totally nonsexual flashbacks. of the film, I wouldn’t have been wondering, This is far more Joe’s story than Seligman’s. while watching, if that was really Shia LaBeouf He remains an enigma throughout, while she’s doing that with newcomer Stacy convinced that she is a bad perNYMPHOMANIAC: Vol. I son, and explains why. But you’ve Martin. Not Rated I know this is going to got to wonder what was going on Written and directed by Lars von Trier disappoint some of you, but in the head of von Trier to come Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan up with this bizarre, compelling Nymphomaniac: Vol. I is erotic, Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf fantasy of a strong-willed young not pornographic. Oh, there’s plenty of full-frontal male and woman (most of the flashbacks female nudity, and there are a variety of explicit are of Joe, at around 16, played by the obvisex acts. But it’s really a character study, one ously fearless Stacy Martin) as a sexual huntress, that might make you squirm and every once in recklessly determined to have as many men as a while make you laugh… until the squirming possible, not caring that she might be ruining resumes. some of their lives. Dark and moody in atmosphere, the film There’s physical violence, but it’s all done opens with a camera roaming through a dreary off-camera, and an abundance of emotional back alley, stopping to examine an unconscious, violence on display, including an amazing turn by bloodied woman on the ground, complemented Uma Thurman as an angry woman whose marby the jarring noise of German metal band riage has been turned upside down by Joe. Rammstein. An older fellow who lives nearby It’s probably a good thing that von Trier cut discovers and revives her, takes her to his aparthis disturbing, yet quite moving 5½-hour film ment to rest, then sits by while she explains what into two parts. Nymphomaniac: Vol. I ends with a led up to her predicament. She is Joe (Charlotte cliffhanger. You’ll have to wait until next week, Gainsbourg) and he is Seligman (Stellan Skarswhen Vol. II opens, to find out what led up to Joe gård). in the alley.
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