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And it could be argued that her unvarnished opinion which I won't quote here of Claire's idea to have "a glass of wine on the terrace" might also be apropos in appraising Von Trier's over-use of music.

Michael Vazquez: 2011's Doomsday Cinema, Part I: Melancholia @ 49th NYFF plus Gainsbourg on Von Trier & Lars' NYFF 47 Press Conference (VIDEO) Michael Vazquez 2012

But as the wedding night wears on and EOTW slowly approaches, instead of the bride enduring a violation in lieu of honeymoon eros, as in Von Trier's Breaking The Waves, he works in a bit of one woman hen-night, with

Michael Vazquez: 2011's Doomsday Cinema, Part I: Melancholia @ 49th NYFF plus Gainsbourg on Von Trier & Lars' NYFF 47 Press Conference (VIDEO) Michael Vazquez 2012

From NYFF 2009, my thoughts on Lars Von Trier's Anti-Christ, and a post-screening Q&A with the director.

Michael Vazquez: ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Michael Vazquez 2010

Highlights at this year's edition of HIFF, and soon to play at a theater near you, included Melancholia, Lars von Trier's magisterial vision of the world's end.

Erica Abeel: Cinema, Buzz and Champagne in the Hamptons Erica Abeel 2011

"Silly" is probably not a word most people would use to describe Zentropa—a name attached to films like Mr. von Trier's "Breaking the Waves" and "Dancer in the Dark," both of which won prizes at Cannes, and "Italian for Beginners," an international hit comedy, directed by Lone Scherfig.

Serious and Silly Filmmaking in Denmark J. S. Marcus 2011

Emily Watson was catapulted to stardom after her performance in Lars von Trier's "Breaking the Waves" in 1996.

Emily Watson's Weekends Are All About the Kids Javier Espinoza 2012

If the mini-furore over Lars Von Trier's apparently unguarded comments at Cannes this year taught us anything, it's that not everyone gets his humour.

This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2011

If Lars von Trier's Melancholia wins at the Cannes film festival, he won't be able to accept the award — because he's "persona non grata" in the wake of his comments that he's a Nazi who can "understand" Hitler.

Lars von Trier Is "Persona Non Grata" at Cannes 2011

That's John in Lars von Trier's recently released "Melancholia."

A Face to Match That Name Joanne Kaufman 2011

In February, director Susanne Bier's drama, "In a Better World," won the Oscar for best foreign film, and this month Lars von Trier's latest, "Melancholia," will premier at Cannes.

Serious and Silly Filmmaking in Denmark J. S. Marcus 2011