History Film / Antichrist

The film centers around [[NoNameGiven "He" and "She"]] (Creator/WillemDafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg, respectively) attempting to deal with the grief surrounding the death of their infant son. He, a psychologist, proposes exposure therapy at their cabin in the woods appropriately called [[RuleOfSymbolism "Eden"]], due to skepticism surrounding traditional medication-based treatment. Things go FronBadToWorse. Much, much worse...

The movie started a heated controversy during its premiere at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, with most critics praising the film for its technological accomplishments, while bitterly divided over its merits or lack thereof. Many detractors accused the movie of being deeply misogynistic as well as artless {{Euroschlock}}. Not helping was von Trier declaring himself the "best director in the world" and Gainsbourg winning Best Actress.

The movie started a heated controversy during the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, some critics praising it as a master work of art, some others decrying the very explicit sexual and violent content, or even accusing the film of being strongly misogynistic.

* SnowEqualsDeath: Nick is mesmerized by snowflakes before he falls out of the window.

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: The wrench under the porch.]]

* FanDisservice

* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:After killing She]], He goes away, and then he sees a multitude of faceless women going past him and towards Eden. What?

* DroneOfDread: the entire soundtrack -- minus Händel's "Liascia ch'io pianga" in the prologue and conclusion.

* DarkerAndEdgier: As ''TrashHumpers'' (Which came out in the same year, oddly enough) was for HarmonyKorine is ''Antichrist'' for Lars von Trier; a new dark-and-edgy low in an oeuvre already known for its morbidity. It set the tone for ''Film/Melancholia'' and ''Film/Nymphomaniac'' after it.

* HumansKillWantonly: Then again, so is nature, apparently.

[[caption-width-right:350:"[[AxCrazy You're leaving me!]]"]]

->''Chaos... reigns.''

''Antichrist'' is a 2009 {{horror}} film written and directed by Creator/LarsVonTrier. Imagine what a film co-directed by the Creator/StanleyKubrick who made ''Film/TheShining'', the Creator/DavidLynch who made ''Film/{{Eraserhead}}'' and the Creator/AndreiTarkovsky who made ''{{Film/Stalker}}'' could look like, and you're getting close to the idea.

!!Provides Examples Of:

[[caption-width-right:350:[-"[[AxCrazy You're leaving me!]]"-] ]]

** Lol no, unless you only count human gore.

->''Chaos...reigns.''

* CreatorBreakdown: Oh yeah.

* BookEnds: Both the prologue and the conclusion are black and white with no sound except for Händel's "Liascia ch'io pianga"

* ItGotWorse: Well, it's what they promised.

''Antichrist'' is a 2009 {{horror}} film written and directed by LarsVonTrier. Imagine what a film co-directed by the Creator/StanleyKubrick who made ''Film/TheShining'', the Creator/DavidLynch who made ''Film/{{Eraserhead}}'' and the Creator/AndreiTarkovsky who made ''{{Film/Stalker}}'' could look like, and you're getting close to the idea.

* {{Euroshlock}}

* AgonyOfTheFeet: While alone with Nick, She used to switch his shoes. This caused small deformations in his feet. [[spoiler:Her husband He didn't know that.]]

''Antichrist'' is a 2009 {{horror}} film written and directed by LarsVonTrier. Imagine what a film co-directed by the StanleyKubrick who made ''Film/TheShining'', the DavidLynch who made ''{{Eraserhead}}'' and the AndreiTarkovsky who made ''{{Film/Stalker}}'' could look like, and you're getting close to the idea.

* AxCrazy: If She doesn't fit this trope as well as [[TheShining Jack Torrance,]] then who can?