Nymphomaniac (2013) poster
2013 · drama

Nymphomaniac

Directed by Lars von Trier2h 4m2013
ElsewhereIMDb6.6103kRT59%Metacritic61TMDB6.73k
  • heavy
  • measured
  • extreme
  • inventive
  • bleak
  • cold
Movie DNA

Heavy, measured, extreme drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

Our read · Nymphomaniac (2013) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive drama entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You want provocative, explicit cinema that treats sex as philosophy, not titillation.

ends unsettlingit leaves you shakenmeditativegrips by minute 8attention 5/5feels its length
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Skip it tonightYou want anything comfortable, romantic, or watchable with other people tonight.

DNA · twelve axes

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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