A 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.
Direction
Von Trier's chapter structure cheekily mirrors classic literature
Acting
Stacy Martin's fearless debut opposite actual porn doubles
Writing
The ridiculous fishing metaphors somehow work
Director
Lars von Trier
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Joe
Stellan Skarsgård
Seligman
Stacy Martin
Young Joe
Shia LaBeouf
Jerôme
Christian Slater
Joe's Father
Uma Thurman
Mrs. H
Sophie Kennedy Clark
B
Connie Nielsen
Joe's Mother
Ananya Berg
Joe - 10 Years
Jens Albinus
S
Anders Hove
Odin
Simon Böer
Man Uninterested
Clayton Nemrow
Married Man on Train
James Northcote
Young Lad 1 on Train
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film used porn actor doubles for penetration shots, digitally compositing faces in post-production—von Trier called it 'the first porn film with a plot since the 1970s.'
The 'F–Church of Satan' scene with Uma Thurman was largely improvised after von Trier told her to simply react to the apartment; her character's name references The Scarlet Letter.
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magnet and magnolia always release badass movies and this one is no exception. cant wait to see it.
@kkisawesome 40
i don’t remember Till saying “Nymphomaniac”!! that’s kickass!!
@lilscooty4429 8
full movie please
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